阎王好见，小鬼难当 — “King Yama is easy to see, but the little devils are hard to deal with”
阎王好见，小鬼难当 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's easier to deal with a high-ranking official than with their troublesome subordinates; the boss might be reasonable, but their underlings are difficult to handle”. Literally, “King Yama is easy to see, but the little devils are hard to deal with”.
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What does 阎王好见，小鬼难当 mean?
阎王好见，小鬼难当 (yán wáng hǎo jiàn ， xiǎo guǐ nán dāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's easier to deal with a high-ranking official than with their troublesome subordinates; the boss might be reasonable, but their underlings are difficult to handle”.
How do you pronounce 阎王好见，小鬼难当?
阎王好见，小鬼难当 is pronounced yán wáng hǎo jiàn ， xiǎo guǐ nán dāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 阎王好见，小鬼难当 literally mean?
Literally, 阎王好见，小鬼难当 means “King Yama is easy to see, but the little devils are hard to deal with”. It is used to mean “it's easier to deal with a high-ranking official than with their troublesome subordinates; the boss might be reasonable, but their underlings are difficult to handle”.
What is the Chinese definition of 阎王好见，小鬼难当?
当：对着。和阎王比较好打交道，与阎王手下的小鬼很难沟通