扮猪吃老虎
Traditional: 扮豬吃老虎Dictionary entry
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
What does 扮猪吃老虎 mean?
扮猪吃老虎 (bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.
1to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
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扮bànto disguise oneself as · to dress up猪zhūhog · pig吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]
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扮猪吃老虎
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