跳梁小丑 - Chinese Idiom

跳梁小丑

Literally means:

clown

Actually means:

con temptible scoundrel

跳梁 means leaping and jumping; 小丑 refers to a despicable person who lacks moral values.

The phrase figuratively means jumping up and down, always trying to rope others in to make trouble together with himself. Derogatory.

跳梁（也作跳踉），又蹦又跳。小丑，人格低下卑劣的人。

跳梁小丑，比喻上窜下跳，到处拉拢人来和自己一同捣乱的小人。具有贬义色彩。