zhǎo

common

Meaning of 爪牙

爪牙 means henchman; lackey; underling; accomplice (lit. claws and fangs of beasts, fig. evil minions). Pronounced zhǎo yá.

  • henchman; lackey; underling; accomplice (lit. claws and fangs of beasts, fig. evil minions)

Definitions & Examples

guò
shì
ge
hēi
bāng
tóu
zi
de
zhǎo
ér
 

He is nothing more than a henchman of that gang boss.

Zhè
xiē
zhǎo
dào
chù
bǎi
xìng
 
è
zuò
 

These lackeys oppress the people everywhere and stop at no evil.

Jǐng
chá
chéng
gōng
zhuā
huò
le
fàn
zuì
tuán
de
míng
zhǎo
 

The police successfully captured several minions of the criminal organization.

Zài
jiù
shè
huì
 
zhǔ
è
de
zhǎo
héng
xíng
xiāng
 

In the old society, the henchmen of landlord bullies ran rampant in the countryside.