sǐ​lǎo​hǔ

powerless person

  • created sense approved 死老虎 · sǐ​lǎo​hǔ · powerless person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    死老虎

    sǐ​lǎo​hǔ

    powerless person

    a person who has lost their previous power, authority, or influence; someone who is no longer a threat despite their past status

    死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · dead 老虎 (literal) → 老虎 · lǎo​hǔ · tiger

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense