chief drug trafficker; the leader of a group that manufactures or sells illegal drugs

A fierce, cunning, and ambitious person who is often unscrupulous; a ruthless character

(literary) to behead and display the head on a pole; an ancient form of capital punishment

to behead someone and display the severed head in public as a warning to others

(literary) a valiant or intrepid general; now more commonly written as [[骁将|驍將|xiao1 jiang4]]

(bound form) owl

to confuse; to cause turmoil or chaos

(literary) to gamble with dice; originally referring to the two highest scoring rolls in the ancient game of [[樗蒲|樗蒲|chu1 pu2]], where 'xiāo' was the highest and 'lú' the second highest

(literary) an ungrateful person or a disobedient child who turns against their parents; based on a legend of the [[枭|梟|xiao1]] bird which eats its mother and the [[獍|獍|jing4]] beast which eats its father

(literary variant) person who is unfilial or ungrateful; cruel and heartless individual

literary term for brave and powerful cavalry; elite horse soldiers

Another name for an owl; more common name is [[猫头鹰|貓頭鷹|mao1 tou2 ying1]]

A person who makes a living by selling salt illegally; a salt smuggler

A person who smuggles goods; originally referred to a salt smuggler but now more commonly used for those trafficking drugs or other illicit items.

a person who is outwardly respectable but behaves like a cruel animal; a scoundrel or ungrateful person

owl; bird belonging to the owl family that eats small animals like mice and rabbits