豺狼當塗 chái láng dāng tú

cruel, evil people in power

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. ravenous wolves hold 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
當 dāng
to be; to act as; should
塗 tú
to apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub