狐假虎威

Chinese

		fox	vacation; fake; false vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose	tiger	power; might; prestige
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
(Pinyin): hújiǎhǔwēi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ gaa² fu² wai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hújiǎhǔwēi [Phonetic: hújiáhǔwēi]
  - 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 t͡ɕjä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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/

Idiom

狐假虎威

(figuratively, derogatory) to use powerful connections to intimidate people

Descendants

→ Vietnamese: cáo mượn oai hùm (calque)

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