cáo mượn oai hùm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cáo (“fox”) +‎ mượn (“borrow”) +‎ oai (“majesty”) +‎ hùm (“tiger”), probable calque of Chinese 狐假虎威 (hồ giả hổ uy).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˦ mɨən˧˨ʔ ʔwaːj˧˧ hum˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˨˩˦ mɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔwaːj˧˧ hum˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːw˦˥ mɨəŋ˨˩˨ (ʔ)waːj˧˧ hʊm˨˩]

Phrase

cáo mượn oai hùm

  1. (figurative) to use powerful connections to intimidate people
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