cáo mượn oai hùm
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cáo (“fox”) + mượn (“borrow”) + oai (“majesty”) + hùm (“tiger”), probable calque of Chinese 狐假虎威 (hồ giả hổ uy).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˦ mɨən˧˨ʔ ʔwaːj˧˧ hum˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˨˩˦ mɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔwaːj˧˧ hum˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˦˥ mɨəŋ˨˩˨ (ʔ)waːj˧˧ hʊm˨˩]
Phrase
[edit]- (figurative) to use powerful connections to intimidate people