扮豬吃老虎

See also: 扮猪吃老虎

Chinese

		to disguise oneself; to dress up; adorn	hog; pig; swine	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	tiger; energy-consuming unit or machine
trad. (扮豬吃老虎)		扮	豬	吃	老虎
simp. (扮猪吃老虎)		扮	猪	吃	老虎
Literally: “to play the pig to eat the tiger”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàn zhū chī lǎohǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄔㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baan⁶ zyu¹ hek³ lou⁵ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàn zhū chī lǎohǔ [Phonetic: bànzhūchīláohǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄔㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bann ju chy laohuu
  - IPA ^(key): /pa̠n⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baan⁶ zyu¹ hek³ lou⁵ fu²
  - Yale: baahn jyū hek lóuh fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baan⁶ dzy¹ hek⁸ lou⁵ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ban⁶ ju¹ hég³ lou⁵ fu²
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːn²² t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ hɛːk̚³ lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵/

Idiom

扮豬吃老虎

to play dumb to take advantage of someone

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 扮豬食老虎／扮猪食老虎

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