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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 狐假虎威 (“the fox borrows the tiger's might”).
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | hogahowi |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hogahowi |
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McCune–Reischauer? | hogahowi |
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Yale Romanization? | hokahowi |
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Noun
호가호위 • (hogahowi) (hanja 狐假虎威)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) using powerful connections to intimidate people