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閻王好見，小鬼難當

简阎王好见，小鬼难当 · 繁閻王好見，小鬼難當

Mandarin · pinyin Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng

lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)

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閻: Look up this written character
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
難: Look up this written character
當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
阎: yán · village gate; surname
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

jim4 wong4 hou2 gin3, siu2 gwai2 naan4 dong1

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