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山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
简 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 · 繁 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王Mandarin · pinyin shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng
Meanings
- in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
- (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 dà wáng or 大王 dài wang)
Characters in this entry
- 山
- shān · mountain, hill, peak
- 中
- zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
- 無
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- 老
- lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
- 虎
- hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 猴
- hóu · monkey, ape; monkey-like
- 子
- zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
- 稱
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- 大
- dà · big, great, vast, large, high
- 王
- wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
- 称
- chēng · call; name, brand; address; say
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saan1 zung1 mou4 lou5 fu2 ，hau4 zi2 cing1 daai6 wong4
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