豺狼当路

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

CEDICT

比喻奸人掌权，专断横行。《后汉书．卷五六．张晧传》：「豺狼当路，安问狐狸！」明．无名氏《运甓记．第二一齣》：「豺狼当路，含沙沫吐乌，为功高见妒，勋重罹侮，播弃炎荒土。」也作「豺狼当道」。

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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 当 dāng
  1. (onom.) dong
  2. ding dong (bell)
=2 当 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
3 路 lù
  1. journey
  2. route
  3. line (bus etc)
  4. sort; kind

classifier: 條

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