chái láng dāng dào

Traditional: 豺狼當道

豺狼当道 (chái láng dāng dào) is a Chinese word meaning “ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power; a vicious tyranny rules the land”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 豺狼当道

豺chái · dog-like animal狼láng · wolf当dāng · (onom.) dong道dào · road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])

Related words

知道to know; to become aware of当(onom.) dong当to be当at or in the very same...当然only natural当时then; at that time当时immediately; right then难道don't tell me ...道road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])道歉to apologize味道flavor; taste相当equivalent to

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