拉大旗作虎皮 lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
  2. fig. to borrow sb's prestige
  3. to take the name of a great cause as a shield

CHARACTERS

拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
旗 qí
HSK 6
banner, flag, streamer
作 zuò
HSK 1
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
皮 pí
HSK 3
skin, hide, fur, feather; outer