豺狼塞路 chái láng sāi lù

cruel rulers everywhere; evil people in power

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. 2. a vicious tyranny rules the land

Characters

Character Meaning
豺 chái
dhole (Cuon Alpinus); dog-like animal; jackal
狼 láng HSK 6
wolf
塞 sāi HSK 6
to stuff; to stop up; to squeeze in
路 lù HSK 2
road; route; line (bus etc)