強龍不壓地頭蛇

Chinese
 
strength; force; power; powerful; better
 dragon; imperial; surname not; no
 
to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place
trad. (強龍不壓地頭蛇) 強 龍 不 壓 地頭蛇
simp. (强龙不压地头蛇) 强 龙 不 压 地头蛇
Literally: “A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiáng lóng bù yā dìtóushé
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: qiáng lóng bù yā dìtóushé
      • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyang long bu ia dihtoursher
      • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáng lóng bù ya dìtóushé
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰjɑŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

Proverb

強龍不壓地頭蛇

  1. Even a powerful person cannot defeat a local gangster.
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