強龍不壓地頭蛇 [强龙－压－头－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    Even a powerful person cannot defeat a local bully.
    (syn.) 强龙难敌地头蛇, 強龍難敵地頭蛇