狗傍虎威

Chinese

		dog	near; nestle; near (approaching)	tiger	power; might; prestige
trad. (狗傍虎威)		狗	傍	虎	威
simp. ^#(狗傍虎威)		狗	傍	虎	威
Literally: “the dog relies the tiger's might”.

Pronunciation

Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): káu pn̄g hó͘-ui

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu pn̄g hó͘-ui
  - Tâi-lô: káu pn̄g hóo-ui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kao png hofuy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/

Idiom

狗傍虎威

(Hokkien, figurative, derogatory) to use powerful connections to intimidate people

Synonyms

(Mandarin) 狐假虎威 (hújiǎhǔwēi)

References

小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “虎威”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 813

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