阎王好见，小鬼难当
Traditional: 閻王好見，小鬼難當Dictionary entry
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
What does 阎王好见，小鬼难当 mean?
阎王好见，小鬼难当 (Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
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阎Yánsurname Yan (sometimes written 閆|闫[Yan2] in recent years)王Wángsurname Wang好hǎogood · appropriate; proper见jiànto see · to meet小xiǎosmall · tiny鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil · (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc难nándifficult (to...) · problem当dāng(onom.) dong · ding dong (bell)
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