强龙不压地头蛇 in English qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiomatic expression); metaphorically a local gangster who is above the law

Simplified Characters

强 龙 不 压 地 头 蛇

Traditional Characters

強 龍 不 壓 地 頭 蛇

Pinyin

qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

强qiang2surname Qiang 龙long2surname Long 不bu4(negative prefix) 压ya1to press 地di4-ly 头tou2head 蛇she2variant of 蛇[she2]