豺狼當路

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

CEDICT

比喻奸人掌權，專斷橫行。《後漢書．卷五六．張晧傳》：「豺狼當路，安問狐狸！」明．無名氏《運甓記．第二一齣》：「豺狼當路，含沙沫吐烏，為功高見妒，勛重罹侮，播棄炎荒土。」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 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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豺狼當塗 cháilángdāngtú
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  2. a vicious tyranny rules the land
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  1. ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. a vicious tyranny rules the land
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  2. a vicious tyranny rules the land