狐假虎威

Hú Jiǎ Hǔ Wēi

狐狸借老虎的威风吓唬别的动物。比喻依仗别人的势力欺负人。

A fox borrowing the tiger's fearsomeness — using someone else's power to scare or bully others.

有yǒu一yì天tiān，老lǎo虎hǔ在zài森sēn林lín里lǐ抓zhuā到dào了le一yì只zhī狐hú狸li，准zhǔn备bèi把bǎ它tā吃chī掉diào。狐hú狸li非fēi常cháng聪cōng明míng，不bù慌huāng不bù忙máng地de说shuō：“你nǐ不bù能néng吃chī我wǒ，我wǒ是shì天tiān帝dì派pài来lái做zuò百bǎi兽shòu之zhī王wáng的de。吃chī了le我wǒ，你nǐ就jiù是shì违wéi抗kàng天tiān命mìng。”

老lǎo虎hǔ听tīng了le，有yǒu点diǎn怀huái疑yí。狐hú狸li又yòu说shuō：“你nǐ要yào是shì不bú信xìn，就jiù跟gēn我wǒ到dào森sēn林lín里lǐ走zǒu一yì走zǒu。你nǐ看kàn看kàn其qí他tā动dòng物wù见jiàn到dào我wǒ的de样yàng子zi，就jiù知zhī道dào了le。”

老lǎo虎hǔ跟gēn在zài狐hú狸li后hòu面miàn，一yì前qián一yí后hòu走zǒu进jìn森sēn林lín。动dòng物wù们men远yuǎn远yuǎn地de看kàn见jiàn老lǎo虎hǔ，都dōu吓xià得de四sì散sàn奔bēn逃táo。狐hú狸li得dé意yì地de对duì老lǎo虎hǔ说shuō：“你nǐ看kàn，它tā们men是shì不bú是shì都dōu怕pà我wǒ？”

老lǎo虎hǔ信xìn以yǐ为wéi真zhēn，不bù敢gǎn再zài吃chī狐hú狸li。其qí实shí，它tā根gēn本běn不bù知zhī道dào——动dòng物wù们men怕pà的de，是shì它tā自zì己jǐ。

“狐hú假jiǎ虎hǔ威wēi”这zhè个gè成chéng语yǔ，就jiù是shì用yòng来lái形xíng容róng那nà些xiē借jiè着zhe别bié人rén的de力lì量liàng，来lái吓xià唬hǔ别bié人rén的de人rén。

One day, a tiger caught a fox in the forest and was ready to eat it. But the fox was clever. Calmly, it said, “You cannot eat me. The Emperor of Heaven sent me to be king of all beasts. To eat me is to defy the will of heaven.”

The tiger paused, unsure. The fox went on, “If you don't believe me, come walk with me through the forest. Watch how the other animals react when they see me.”

With the fox leading and the tiger following close behind, they walked into the woods. As soon as the animals spotted the tiger, they fled in every direction. The fox turned proudly and said, “See? They are terrified of me.”

The tiger believed him and dared not eat the fox. What the tiger didn't realize was this: the animals weren't afraid of the fox at all — they were afraid of the tiger behind it.

“A fox borrowing the tiger's might” describes anyone who throws their weight around by leaning on someone else's power.