扮豬食老虎

baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2

(phrase) literally means 'Act like a pig, bite the tiger to death'; pretend to be dumb and harmless while waiting for one's chance to attack an enemy.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (phrase) literally means 'Act like a pig, bite the tiger to death'; pretend to be dumb and harmless while waiting for one's chance to attack an enemy.

Written Forms

扮豬食老虎Traditional · Main Form
扮猪食老虎Alternate Form

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