活閻羅

Simplified: 活阎罗

huóyánluó ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

    • fearsome, cruel person
    • tyrant

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
living Yama
Meaning
Variant of 活阎王: a fearsome, cruel person.

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