當道

当道
dāngdào
  1. in the middle of the road
  2. to be in the way
  3. to hold power
  4. (fig.) to predominate
  5. to be in vogue

CEDICT

  1. to be in the way
  2. to be in vogue

Wiktionary

  1. 攔阻道路。
  2. 路的中間。
  3. 居要位。指掌握政權的人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 當 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
2 道 dào
  1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
  2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
  3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
  4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
  5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
  6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

Containing this entry

豺狼當道 cháilángdāngdào
  1. ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. a vicious tyranny rules the land

Related entries

執政 zhízhèng
  1. to hold power
  2. in office
柄權 bǐngquán to hold power
當權 dāngquán to hold power
當政 dāngzhèng
  1. to come to power
  2. to hold power
  3. in office
佔優勢 zhànyōushì
  1. to predominate
  2. to occupy a dominant position