Meaning:

土皇帝 (tǔ huángdì) a local tyrant

Usage:

“土皇帝”的字面意思是当地的皇帝，指在一个地方称霸的人，有贬义。“土”在这里的意思是“当地的，本地的”。

The literal meaning of “土皇帝” is a local emperor, referring to a local tyrant with derogatory sense. “土” means local.

Examples:

1. 只有赶走这个土皇帝，镇上的人们才能过上好日子。

    Zhǐyǒu gǎnzǒu zhège tǔ huángdì, zhèn shàng de rénmen cái néng guòshàng hǎo rìzi.

    People cannot live happily until they drive off the town tyrant.

2. 他简直就是这个市场里的土皇帝。如果有哪个小商贩不听他的，就不能在这里做生意。

    Tā jiǎnzhíi jiùshì zhège shìchǎng lǐ de tǔ huángdì. rǔguǒ nǎge xiǎoshāngfàn bù tīng tā de, jiù

    Now he is simply the local tyrant in this market. The peddlers who don’t obey him cannot continue to do business here.