「冇牙老虎」

第 #1 條
讀音: mou5 ngaa4 lou5 fu2
詞性: 名詞
解釋:
(廣東話) 表面掌權,實質相反嘅人或者團體,就好似冇牙嘅老虎咁,只係得個樣(量詞:隻)
(英文) all bark and no bite; person or group which, contrary to appearances or to its own rhetoric, has no real power; literally: toothless tiger
例句:
(粵) 政zing3府fu2對deoi3付fu6小siu2市si5民man4就zau6叻lek1,一jat1對deoi3住zyu6地dei6產caan2商soeng1就zau6變bin3返faan1冇mou5牙ngaa4老lou5虎fu2。
(英) The government can be tough when dealing with common citizens, but when facing the landlords it becomes a toothless tiger.
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