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虚仮威し
Hiragana
こけおどし
Noun
Japanese Meaning
見かけ倒しで実質が伴わないこと。また、そのような脅しや威嚇。 / 相手を威圧するふりをするが、実際には害を及ぼす力がないこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
中身がないのにこわいふりをして人をおどかそうとすること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
虚张声势 / 空洞的威胁 / 纸老虎
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
虛張聲勢 / 空洞的威脅 / 紙老虎
Korean Meaning
허장성세 / 빈 협박 / 허풍
Vietnamese Meaning
sự hù dọa suông; lời đe dọa rỗng tuếch / hư trương thanh thế; phô trương để dọa nạt / hổ giấy (bề ngoài dữ dằn nhưng thực chất yếu)
Tagalog Meaning
hungkag na pagbabanta / pananakot na pakitang-tao / pagpapakitang-lakas na walang laman
Sense（1）
bluff, empty threat, paper tiger
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虚仮威し
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His attitude is just a bluff, he has no real power.
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彼の態度はただの虚仮威しで、本当の力はない。
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