强龙不压地头蛇

Traditional: 強龍不壓地頭蛇

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Dictionary entry

lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

What does 强龙不压地头蛇 mean?

强龙不压地头蛇 (qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

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强Qiángsurname Qiang 龙Lóngsurname Long 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-压yāto press · to push down 地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 头tóuhead · hair style 蛇shévariant of 蛇[she2]

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强龙不压地头蛇

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