紙老虎
See also: 纸老虎
Chinese
| paper | tiger; tractor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (紙老虎) | 紙 | 老虎 | |
| simp. (纸老虎) | 纸 | 老虎 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
紙老虎
- (literal and figurative) paper tiger
- 一切反動派都是紙老虎。看起來，反動派的樣子是可怕的，但是實際上並沒有什麼了不起的力量。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1946, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《和美國記者安娜·劉易斯·斯特朗的談話》 (Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Yīqiè fǎndòngpài dōu shì zhǐlǎohǔ. Kàn qǐlái, fǎndòngpài de yàngzǐ shì kěpà de, dànshì shíjìshàng bìng méiyǒu shénme lebùqǐ de lìliàng. [Pinyin]
- All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful.
一切反动派都是纸老虎。看起来，反动派的样子是可怕的，但是实际上并没有什么了不起的力量。 [MSC, simp.]
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