扮豬食老虎

Chinese

to disguise oneself; to dress up; adorn hog; pig; swine
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
tiger; tractor
trad. (扮豬食老虎) 老虎
simp. (扮猪食老虎) 老虎
Literally: “to play the pig to eat the tiger”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

扮豬食老虎

  1. (Cantonese) to play dumb to take advantage of someone

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