扮豬吃老虎
bàn​zhū​chī​lǎo​hǔ

to play the wolf in sheep's clothing

  • created sense approved 扮猪吃老虎/扮豬吃老虎 · bàn​zhū​chī​lǎo​hǔ · to play the wolf in sheep's clothing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扮猪吃老虎 / 扮豬吃老虎

    bàn​zhū​chī​lǎo​hǔ

    to play the wolf in sheep's clothing

    to disguise oneself as someone weak or harmless in order to lull an opponent into letting their guard down and then defeat them

    扮 (literal) → 扮 · bàn · to play a part 猪 (literal) → 猪/豬 · zhū · pig 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eliminate 老虎 (literal) → 老虎 · lǎo​hǔ · tiger

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    created sense