山中无老虎，猴子称大王

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
shānzhōngwúlǎohǔ,hóuzichēngdàwáng
  1. in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
  2. (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 dàwáng or 大王 dàiwang)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 山 shān (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

classifier: 座
2 中 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
3 无 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
4 老虎 lǎohǔ tiger

classifier: 隻
5 猴子 hóuzi monkey

classifier: 隻
6 称大 chēngdà to put on airs; to give oneself airs
7 王 wáng
  1. king or monarch
  2. best or strongest of its type
  3. grand
  4. great