Cháiláng-dāngdào, bǎixìng de rìzi guò de kǔbù-kānyán.
With tyrants in power, the common people lived in misery.
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From the Han-dynasty history 汉纪: asked which wrongdoers to go after, an official replied 豺狼当道，安问狐狸 "when jackals and wolves block the road, why ask about foxes?", meaning the great villains in power must be dealt with first.
