山中无老虎，猴子称霸王shān zhōng wú lǎohǔ,hóuzi chēng bàwáng

比喻没有出色的高手时，平常的人也能称强。
【例】你知道，我的医术，在这一带，小有名气——唉，也是山中无老虎，猴子称霸王罢了。(冯德英《山菊花》)
也作〔山中无好汉，猢狲称霸王〕。
【例】海婴已以第一名在幼稚园毕业，其实亦不过“山中无好汉，猢狲称霸王”而已。(鲁迅《书信集·致母亲》)

山中无老虎，猴子称霸王shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zǐ chēng bà wáng

in the country of the blind,the one eyed man is the king; the monkey reigns in the mountains when the tiger is not there; when the cat is away,the mice will play
❍ ～。由于这个乡村地区没有正式的工程师，这个年轻的大学生就成了水库施工的临时指挥。“When there is no tiger in the mountains,the monkey becomes the king.” Since there was no professional engineers in this countryside,The young college student became the acting director for the building of the reservoir.