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Sentence
His threat is just a bluff.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
他的威胁不过是狗的嚎叫。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
他的威脅只是狗叫罷了。
Korean Translation
그의 위협은 단지 개의 울부짖음일 뿐이다.
Vietnamese Translation
Những lời đe dọa của anh ta chỉ là tiếng chó sủa.
Tagalog Translation
Pawang tahol lang ang mga pagbabanta niya.
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His threat is just a bluff.
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彼の脅威はただの犬の遠吠えだ。
Related words
犬の遠吠え
Hiragana
いぬのとおぼえ
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
弱い立場にある者が、安全な場所から強者を批判したり威勢のよいことを言ったりすることのたとえ。遠くから犬が吠えているように、実際には相手に害を及ぼせない様子を表す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よわい人が、とおくからえらそうなことを言うが、じっさいにはなにもしないようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
虚张声势 / 逞口舌之威 / 只会在远处叫嚷的胆怯之举
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
虛張聲勢 / 空口威脅 / 只會在遠處叫囂、不敢面對
Korean Meaning
허세를 부리다 / 뒤에서만 큰소리치다 / 빈 협박을 하다
Vietnamese Meaning
dọa suông, hù cho oai / mạnh miệng khi ở xa/an toàn; chỉ dám to mồm từ xa / đe dọa trống rỗng, không dám làm thật
Tagalog Meaning
magkunwaring matapang / magbanta o magyabang nang hindi kayang panindigan / pananakot na salita mula sa ligtas na distansya
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