created reference approved 驴蒙虎皮/驢蒙虎皮 → 狐假虎威 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
驴蒙虎皮 / 驢蒙虎皮 lǘménghǔpí
狐假虎威 hújiǎhǔwēi
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 驴蒙虎皮/驢蒙虎皮 → 狗仗人势/狗仗人勢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
驴蒙虎皮 / 驢蒙虎皮 lǘménghǔpí
狗仗人势 / 狗仗人勢 gǒuzhàngrénshì
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 驴蒙虎皮/驢蒙虎皮 · lǘménghǔpí · empty show of strength — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
驴蒙虎皮 / 驢蒙虎皮
lǘménghǔpí
empty show of strength
Literally "a donkey in a tiger's skin"; used to describe someone who has no real ability but hides behind someone else's power to intimidate others.
驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey 蒙 (literal) → 蒙 · méng · to cover 虎皮 (literal) → 虎皮 · hǔpí · tiger skin
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition