huáng

idiom
common

Meaning of 土皇帝

土皇帝 means local tyrant; regional warlord; local despot who rules a particular area. Pronounced tǔ huáng dì.

  • local tyrant; regional warlord; local despot who rules a particular area

Definitions & Examples

huáng
bǎi
xìng
duō
nián
 
zhōng
shòu
dào
le
de
zhì
cái
 

That local tyrant oppressed the people for many years and finally faced legal sanctions.

zài
zhè
cūn
zi
jiù
xiàng
huáng
 
shén
me
shì
dōu
yào
guǎn
 

He acts like a local emperor in this village, wanting to control everything.

Jiù
shè
huì
de
huáng
men
dōu
bèi
dǎo
le
 
rén
mín
zhōng
dāng
jiā
zuò
zhǔ
 

The local despots of the old society were all overthrown, and the people finally became masters of their own house.

Zhè
hēi
bāng
lǎo
jiù
shì
zhè
dài
de
huáng
 

This gang boss is the local tyrant of this area.