狗傍虎威
Chinese
[edit]| dog | near; nestle; near (approaching) | tiger | power; might; prestige | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (狗傍虎威) | 狗 | 傍 | 虎 | 威 | |
| simp. #(狗傍虎威) | 狗 | 傍 | 虎 | 威 | |
| Literally: “the dog relies the tiger's might”. | |||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): káu pn̄g hó͘-ui
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu pn̄g hó͘-ui
- Tâi-lô: káu pn̄g hóo-ui
- Phofsit Daibuun: kao png hofuy
- IPA (Xiamen): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Idiom
[edit]狗傍虎威
- (Hokkien, figurative, derogatory) to use powerful connections to intimidate people
Synonyms
[edit]- (Mandarin) 狐假虎威 (hújiǎhǔwēi)