狐 |
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi | lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people |
狐 |
hú | fox |
假 |
gēi | used in 假掰 |
假 |
jiǎ | fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose |
假 |
jià | vacation |
假 |
jiǎ | variant of 假 / to borrow |
虎 |
hǔ | tiger / CL:只 |
威 |
wēi | power / might / prestige |