跳ちょう梁りょう

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

jumping about; prancing around

Literally describes animals or people leaping and moving about freely. Often used in the compound 跳梁跋扈 (ちょうりょうばっこ) for a stronger image of wild, unrestrained movement.

• 野のウサギが野の原はらを跳ちょう梁りょうしている。

  Wild rabbits are prancing about the field.

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

rampancy; running rampant; domination

Figurative extension: undesirable elements (criminals, corruption, disease) spreading unchecked and dominating a situation. Often used in formal or critical contexts.

• 悪あく徳とく商しょう法ほうがこの地ち域いきで跳ちょう梁りょうしている。

  Unscrupulous business practices are rampant in this area.

• 汚お職しょくが政せい界かいに跳ちょう梁りょうするのを許ゆるしてはならない。

  We must not allow corruption to run rampant in the political world.