狗傍虎威

Chinese

		dog	near; nestle; near (approaching)	tiger	power; might; prestige
trad. (狗傍虎威)		狗	傍	虎	威
simp. #(狗傍虎威)		狗	傍	虎	威
Literally: “the dog relies the tiger's might”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): káu pn̄g hó͘-ui

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu pn̄g hó͘-ui
    • Tâi-lô: káu pn̄g hóo-ui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kao png hofuy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui⁴⁴/

Idiom

狗傍虎威

1. (Hokkien, figurative, derogatory) to use powerful connections to intimidate people

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 狐假虎威 (hújiǎhǔwēi)

References

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “虎威”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 813