hú​jiǎ​hǔ​wēi

to bully using others' power

狐假虎威 hú​jiǎ​hǔ​wēi
to bully using others' power
literally 'the fox borrows the tiger's ferocity'; used to describe someone who bullies or intimidates others by flaunting their powerful connections

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0.263 per million

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