狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
Pinyin

Definition

狐假虎威
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hú jiǎ hǔ wēi
  1. lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

假
gēi
  1. 1 see also: 假掰 gēi bāi
假期
jià qī
  1. 1 vacation
寒假
hán jià
  1. 1 winter vacation
放假
fàng jià
  1. 1 to have a holiday or vacation
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

狐假虎威
hújiǎhǔwēi
To wield someone else's power as your own.
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他只是个小助理，可是他很爱狐假虎威。
tā zhǐ shì ge xiǎo zhùlǐ ，kěshì tā hěn ài hújiǎhǔwēi 。
He's only a lowly assistant, but he loves to wield his boss's power as his own.
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