cǎo
tóu
wáng

archaic

Meaning of 草头王

草头王 means petty king; local bandit chief; self-proclaimed ruler. Pronounced cǎo tóu wáng.

  • petty king; local bandit chief; self-proclaimed ruler

Definitions & Examples

Zài
bīng
huāng
luàn
de
nián
dài
 
shān
chū
le
ge
cǎo
tóu
wáng
 

During that chaotic wartime, a local bandit chief emerged in the mountains.

guò
shì
ge
gōng
de
xiǎo
jīng
 
què
bǎi
chū
cǎo
tóu
wáng
de
jià
shì
 

He's just a minor manager in the company, but he puts on the airs of a petty king.

ge
jūn
zài
fāng
shàng
jiù
shì
ge
cǎo
tóu
wáng
 
gēn
běn
tīng
zhōng
yāng
zhèng
de
mìng
lìng
 

That warlord is just a self-proclaimed king in the region, completely ignoring the central government's orders.

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