狐藉虎威

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Chinese

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fox by means of; in disorder tiger power; might; prestige
trad. (狐藉虎威)
simp. (狐借虎威)
Literally: “the fox exploits the tiger's might”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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狐藉虎威

  1. Alternative form of 狐假虎威 (hújiǎhǔwēi)

Descendants

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  • Japanese: 虎の威を借る狐 (tora no i o karu kitsune) (partial calque)