chái
láng
dāng
dào

idiom
literary

Meaning of 豺狼当道

豺狼当道 means bad people hold power; wicked persons are in charge. Pronounced chái láng dāng dào.

  • bad people hold power; wicked persons are in charge

Definitions & Examples

Zài
ge
chái
láng
dāng
dào
de
shí
dài
 
bǎi
xìng
shēng
huó
kān
yán
 

In that era when villains held power, the people's lives were unspeakably miserable.

yún
 
 "
Chái
láng
dāng
dào
 
ān
wèn
li
 
 "

As the old saying goes: 'When jackals and wolves block the path, why bother asking about the foxes?'

jué
xīn
chǎn
chú
zhè
xiē
chái
láng
dāng
dào
de
bài
guān
yuán
 

He is determined to root out these corrupt officials who are like jackals and wolves in power.