豺狼当道 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• wicked people hold power; a vicious tyranny rules the land

Character by character

• 豺cháiwolf; cruel, mean, wicked
• 狼lángwolf
• 当dāngappropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound o
• 道dàomethod, way; path, road

Idioms sharing a character

• 豺狼虎豹 chái láng hǔ bào
• 引狼入室 yǐn láng rù shì
• 杯盘狼藉 bēi pán láng jí
• 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn
• 狼奔豕突 láng bēn shǐ tū
• 狼子野心 láng zǐ yě xīn
• 狼心狗肺 láng xīn gǒu fèi
• 狼烟四起 láng yān sì qǐ
• 狼狈为奸 láng bèi wéi jiān
• 狼虫虎豹 láng chóng hǔ bào

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