狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi

use others' power to bully or scare people

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 43687th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people

Characters

Character Meaning
fox
fake; false; artificial
tiger
power; might; prestige