强龙不压地头蛇

强龙不压地头蛇
qiánglóng bù yā dìtóushé
[one with great power cannot defeat a local villain] 比喻外来的势力斗不过当地的恶势力

自古强龙不压地头蛇。 --清·孔尚任《桃花扇》


Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.

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