阎王好见，小鬼难当

閻王好見，小鬼難當
Yánwánghǎojiàn,xiǎoguǐnándāng
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 阎王 Yánwang
  1. (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
  2. (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person
2 好 hǎo
  1. good
  2. appropriate; proper
  3. all right!
  4. (before a verb) easy to
  5. (before a verb) good to
  6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
  7. (verb complement indicating completion)
  8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms
  9. (after a personal pronoun) hello
3 见 jiàn
  1. to see
  2. to meet
  3. to appear (to be sth)
  4. to interview
  5. opinion
  6. view
4 小鬼 xiǎoguǐ
  1. little demon (term of endearment for a child)
  2. mischievous child
  3. imp
5 难当 nándāng hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)