qiáng​lóng​bù​yā​dì​tóu​shé

local power advantage

强龙不压地头蛇 (強龍不壓地頭蛇) qiáng​lóng​bù​yā​dì​tóu​shé
local power advantage
lit. a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake; fig. even the most powerful outsider is no match for a local with local influence or connections.

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