狐假虎威
Chinese
fox | vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose |
tiger | power; might; prestige | ||
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trad. (狐假虎威) | 狐 | 假 | 虎 | 威 | |
simp. #(狐假虎威) | 狐 | 假 | 虎 | 威 | |
Literally: “the fox exploits the tiger's might”. |
Etymology
From a fable in Zhan Guo Ce.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hújiǎhǔwei
- Wade–Giles: hu2-chia3-hu3-wei1
- Yale: hú-jyǎ-hǔ-wēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwujeahuuuei
- Palladius: хуцзяхувэй (xuczjaxuvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1
- Yale: wùh gá fú wāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1
- Guangdong Romanization: wu4 ga2 fu2 wei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː²¹ kaː³⁵ fuː³⁵ wɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 狐假虎威
- (figurative, derogatory) to use powerful connections to intimidate people
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