「冇牙老虎」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: mou5 ngaa4 lou5 fu2
Individual
Character Meaning:
冇 don't have; do not; there is/are not; to not exist; to not be related; to not have; to not own; to not possess; no big deal; nothing important
牙 tooth
老 old; old in age; of long standing; experienced; senior
虎 tiger
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
all bark and no bite; person or group which, contrary to appearances or to its own rhetoric, has no real power; literally: toothless tiger (measure word: 隻)
(Cant.) 政zing3府fu2對deoi3付fu6小siu2市si5民man4就zau6叻lek1,一jat1對deoi3住zyu6地dei6產caan2商soeng1就zau6變bin3返faan1冇mou5牙ngaa4老lou5虎fu2。
(Eng.) The government can be tough when dealing with common citizens, but when facing the landlords it becomes a toothless tiger.
See also: 講口唔講手
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