苛政猛于虎 kē zhèng měng yú hǔ

tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
苛 kē
severe; exacting
政 zhèng HSK 5
government; political; politics
猛 měng HSK 6
suddenly; fierce; ferocious
于 yú HSK 3
at; in; to
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger