「冇牙老虎」
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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)
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See also: | 講口唔講手 |
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