扮豬食老虎
Chinese
to disguise oneself; to dress up; adorn hog; pig; swine eat; food; to feed; animal feedtiger; energy-consuming unit or machine trad. (扮豬食老虎) 扮 豬 食 老虎 simp. (扮猪食老虎) 扮 猪 食 老虎 Literally: “to play the pig to eat the tiger”.
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2
- Yale: baahn jyū sihk lóuh fú
- Cantonese Pinyin: baan6 dzy1 sik9 lou5 fu2
- Guangdong Romanization: ban6 ju1 xig6 lou5 fu2
- IPA (key): /pɑːn²² t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ sɪk̚² lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
扮豬食老虎
- (Cantonese) to play dumb to take advantage of someone
Synonyms
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