地头蛇 — “Local snake”
地头蛇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a powerful or influential person who dominates a local area, often exploiting or intimidating others; a local bully or strongman”. Literally, “Local snake”.
地头蛇 Pronunciation and Pinyin
地头蛇 Character Breakdown
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- dì地xià下xiū修wén文talented writer dying young
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- dì地zhǔ主zhī之yí仪the hospitality or duty of a host
- dì地zhǔ主zhī之yì谊hospitality of a host
- dì地jiǔ久tiān天cháng长everlasting as heaven and earth
- dì地lì利rén人hé和favorable terrain and popular unity
- dì地dòng动shān山yáo摇earth trembles, mountains sway
- dì地dòng动shān山cuī摧earth shakes, mountains crumble
- dì地běi北tiān天nán南scattered to all corners of the earth
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Open the tool →Questions about 地头蛇
What does 地头蛇 mean?
地头蛇 (dì tóu shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a powerful or influential person who dominates a local area, often exploiting or intimidating others; a local bully or strongman”.
How do you pronounce 地头蛇?
地头蛇 is pronounced dì tóu shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 地头蛇 literally mean?
Literally, 地头蛇 means “Local snake”. It is used to mean “a powerful or influential person who dominates a local area, often exploiting or intimidating others; a local bully or strongman”.
What is the Chinese definition of 地头蛇?
指在当地有势力的欺压人民的恶霸。比喻本地有一定能量的人物