vicious person; merciless tyrant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a living King of Hell; a devil incarnate; a person who is extremely cruel, vicious, and tyrannical
derogatoryA strong pejorative term, using the image of Yanluo Wang (the King of Hell in Chinese mythology) to describe someone whose cruelty is as terrifying as that of a demon.
Nà那
ge个
è恶
bà霸
qī欺
yā压
xiāng乡
lǐ里
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
ge个
huó活
yán阎
wɑnɡ王
。
That local bully oppressed the villagers; he was a living King of Hell.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
yǒu有
xiē些
dì地
zhǔ主
duì对
diàn佃
hù户
jiù就
xiàng像
huó活
yán阎
wɑnɡ王
yī一
yàng样
。
In the old society, some landlords treated their tenants like devilish tyrants.
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Tā他
fā发
nù怒
shí时
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
xiōng凶
de得
gēn跟
huó活
yán阎
wɑnɡ王
chà差
bu不
duō多
。
When he gets angry, he looks almost as terrifying as the King of Hell.