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Chinese
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fox
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by means of; in disorder
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tiger
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power; might; prestige
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| trad. (狐藉虎威)
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狐
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藉
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虎
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威
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| simp. (狐借虎威)
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狐
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借
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虎
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威
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| Literally: “the fox exploits the tiger's might”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
狐藉虎威
- Alternative form of 狐假虎威 (hújiǎhǔwēi)
Descendants
- → Japanese: 虎の威を借る狐 (tora no i o karu kitsune) (partial calque)