羊质虎皮

Traditional: 羊質虎皮

yáng zhì hǔ pí

Dictionary entry

lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)

What does 羊质虎皮 mean?

羊质虎皮 (yáng zhì hǔ pí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)

2fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance

3braggart

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羊Yángsurname Yang 质zhìcharacter · nature 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]皮Písurname Pi

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羊质虎皮

yáng zhì hǔ pí

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