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Japanese
Etymology
Literally, "the fox who borrows the might of a tiger." Partial calque of Literary Chinese 狐藉虎威 (hújièhǔwēi, literally “a fox borrows the might of a tiger”).
Pronunciation
Noun
虎の威を借る狐 • (tora no i o karu kitsune)
- donkey in a lion's skin; one who borrows the authority of someone else and acts arrogant