跋ばっ扈こ跳ちょう梁りょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

evildoers running rampant; villains having free rein

Rare yojijukugo describing a state where bad people act freely and dominate. Often used in literary or formal contexts. The reverse form 跳梁跋扈 is more common.

See also: 跳梁跋扈

• 戦せん乱らんの世よには悪あく党とうが跋ばっ扈こ跳ちょう梁りょうした。

  In times of war, villains ran rampant.

• この町まちでは犯はん罪ざい者しゃが跋ばっ扈こ跳ちょう梁りょうしている。

  Criminals are running rampant in this town.