山中无老虎,猴子称大王 in English shan1 zhong1 wu2 lao3 hu3 , hou2 zi5 cheng1 dai4 wang5 Meaning

Meanings

  • in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

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Pinyin

shan1 zhong1 wu2 lao3 hu3 , hou2 zi5 cheng1 dai4 wang5

Literal

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shan1surname Shan zhong1China wu2not to have lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity hu3tiger hou2monkey zi5son cheng1to fit da4big wang2surname Wang