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ass in a lion's skin; use powerful connections to intimidate people

hú jiǎ hǔ wēi

狐 假 虎 威

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derogass in a lion's skin; use powerful connections to intimidate people
- tā hú jiǎ hǔ wēi qī wǔ rén
  他狐假虎威欺侮人。
  He bullied people by flaunting his powerful connections.
- dà jiā yī dìng dōu tīng guo hú jiǎ hǔ wēi zhè ge gù shi ba
  大家一定都听过“狐假虎威”这个故事吧。
  You must have heard the story between the fox and the tiger.
- wǒ shí zai kàn bu guàn tā nà hú jiǎ hǔ wēi de chǒu tài
  我实在看不惯他那狐假虎威的丑态。
  I really can't stand his ugly attitude of flaunting his powerful connections.
synonym
gǒu zhàng rén shì狗仗人势 chéng hú shè shǔ城狐社鼠 lǘ méng hǔ pí驴蒙虎皮 hú hǔ zhī wēi狐虎之威

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