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If the chief is weak, his henchmen run wild.
The official lacks authority, but his underlings wield power.

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Open the tool →官不威牙爪威 (guān bù wēi yá zhuǎ wēi) means “Weak official, strong subordinates, If the chief is weak, his henchmen run wild, the official lacks authority, but his underlings wield power”.
官不威牙爪威 is pronounced guān bù wēi yá zhuǎ wēi in Mandarin Chinese.
“Weak official, strong subordinates.” is 官不威牙爪威 (guān bù wēi yá zhuǎ wēi) in Chinese.