山中无老虎，猴子称大王
Traditional: 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王Dictionary entry
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
What does 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 mean?
山中无老虎，猴子称大王 (shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
2(depending on the source, the last word is either 大王[da4 wang2] or 大王[dai4 wang5])
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山Shānsurname Shan中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]猴hóumonkey · CL:隻|只[zhi1]子zǐson · child称chènto fit; to match; to suit · (coll.) to have; to possess
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山中无老虎，猴子称大王
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