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Definition(s) for: 狐假虎威

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi - lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people

List Ranking for: 狐假虎威

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 42,163 70,465 47,991

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
狐 hú- fox
假 gēi- used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]
假 jiǎ- fake
- false
- artificial
- to borrow
- if
- suppose
假 jià- vacation
假 jiǎ- variant of 假[jia3]
- to borrow
虎 hǔ- tiger
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
威 wēi- power
- might
- prestige

Other Words Containing 狐假虎威

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
狐假虎威 - - 42,163 70,465 47,991