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强龙不压地头蛇

qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé

7-character word Traditional 強龍不壓地頭蛇

What 强龙不压地头蛇 means

1. lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

The characters in 强龙不压地头蛇

• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better
• 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control)
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 蛇shésnake; serpent