是龙你得卧着
“if you're a dragon, keep your head down!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是虎你得盘着
“If you're a tiger, hide your claws;”
是龙你得卧着
“if you're a dragon, keep your head down!”
什么规矩
“That's the rule!”
“I don't care how tough you think you are, you obey my rules while you are here.”
Traditional power dynamics dictate that outsiders, no matter how powerful or illustrious, must yield to entrenched local authorities and established pecking orders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even if you are a dragon, you must crouch low; submit to local authority
Part of a famous colloquial pairing ('是龙得卧着,是虎得盘着') used in confrontational contexts to put rivals in their place.