扮豬食老虎
Chinese edit
to disguise oneself; to dress up; adorn | hog; pig; swine | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
tiger; tractor | ||
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trad. (扮豬食老虎) | 扮 | 豬 | 食 | 老虎 | |
simp. (扮猪食老虎) | 扮 | 猪 | 食 | 老虎 | |
Literally: “to play the pig to eat the tiger”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
扮豬食老虎
- (Cantonese) to play dumb to take advantage of someone