豺狼當路 chái láng dāng lù

evil people in power; cruel rule

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
路 lù HSK 2
road; route; line (bus etc)