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虎の威を借る狐
Hiragana
とらのいをかるきつね
Noun
Japanese Meaning
強い者の権威や勢いを借りていばる小者のたとえ。中国の故事に由来することわざ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
つよい人の力をかりて、じぶんがえらいようにいばる、ずるいひとをたとえることば
Sense（1）
donkey in a lion's skin; one who borrows the authority of someone else and acts arrogant
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donkey in a lion's skin; one who borrows the authority of someone else and acts arrogant
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虎の威を借る狐
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He is just a donkey in a lion's skin, he has no real power.
He is just a donkey in a lion's skin, he has no real power.
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彼はただ虎の威を借る狐で、本当の力はない。
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