強龍不壓地頭蛇

See also: 强龙不压地头蛇

Chinese

		strength; force; power strength; force; power; powerful; better	dragon; imperial; surname	not; no	to crush; to press; to push down to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place	local snake; local bully; peremptory or tyrannical local
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 ㄧㄚㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáng lóng bù yā dìtóushé
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄚㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáng lóng bù ya dìtóushé
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang² lung² pu⁴ ya¹ ti⁴-tʻou²-shê²
  - Yale: chyáng lúng bù yā dì-tóu-shé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyang long bu ia dihtoursher
  - Palladius: цян лун бу я дитоушэ (cjan lun bu ja ditoušɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ jä⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

Proverb

強龍不壓地頭蛇

Even a powerful person cannot defeat a local bully.
- 「也罷，這正是『強龍不壓地頭蛇』。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  “也罢，这正是‘强龙不压地头蛇’。” [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16^th century CE
  “Yěbà, zhè zhèngshì ‘qiáng lóng bù yā dìtóushé’.” [Pinyin]
  "Well, as the saying goes, even a powerful person cannot defeat a local bully."

Synonyms

強龍難敵地頭蛇／强龙难敌地头蛇

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