阎王好见，小鬼难当

yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

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

Child Words of 阎王好见，小鬼难当

当
dāng

(onom.) dong

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

小
xiǎo

small

王
wáng

king or monarch

王
wàng

to rule

当
dàng

at or in the very same...

见
jiàn

to see

见
xiàn

to appear

阎王
yán wáng

same as 閻羅王|阎罗王

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster

小鬼
xiǎo guǐ

little demon (term of endearment for a child)

难当
nán dāng

hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)