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狐假虎威

wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1

hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1

bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections

Level: 3

狐假虎威

狐 wu4 hu2 - the fox
假 gaa2; gaa3 jia3; jia4 - false; holiday
虎 fu2 hu3 - tiger
威 wai1 wei1 - dignity; majesty; authority

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007

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