Entry
虎の威を借る狐
Source
JMdict 200217
Characters
虎 威 借 狐
Definition
Word
虎の威を借る狐
Reading
とらのいをかるきつね
Reference
Translation dut
± iem. die met geleend gezag de grote jan uithangt
Translation eng
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
Translation ger
Esel im Löwenfell jmd., der die geborgte Autorität jmds. anderen ausnutzt
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