強龍不壓地頭蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

強 qiáng strong, powerful, energetic
龍 lóng dragon; symbolic of emperor
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
壓 yā press; oppress; crush; pressure
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
蛇 shé
HSK 5
snake