山中无老虎，猴子称大王 shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ ， hóu zi chēng dài wang

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

Characters

Character Meaning
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
猴 hóu HSK 5
monkey
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
称 chēng HSK 5
to name; name; to weigh
大 dài HSK 1
big; large; great
王 wang HSK 5
surname Wang; king or monarch