狐假虎威 in English hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to use powerful connections to intimidate people

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Pinyin

hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

hu2fox jia3see 假掰[gei1 bai1] hu3tiger wei1power