豺狼當塗

豺狼当涂
cháilángdāngtú
  1. ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. a vicious tyranny rules the land

CEDICT

比喻惡人得勢，操縱大局。《晉書．卷七一．熊遠傳》：「孝懷皇帝梓宮未反，豺狼當塗，人神同忿。」也作「豺狼當道」。

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Entry Composition

1 豺狼 cháiláng
  1. jackal and wolf
  2. ravenous wolf
  3. fig. evil person
  4. vicious tyrant
2 當塗 Dāngtú
  1. (～縣) Dangtu (a county of Ma'anshan, Anhui, China)
  2. Dangtu (a county of Ma'anshan, Anhui, China)

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