纸老虎 (紙老虎) zhǐ lǎohǔ
zhǐ lǎohǔ
phrase
paper tiger
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: A term used by 毛泽东 Mao Zedong to refer to the United States (Sullivan and Hearst 1997, 'PAPER TIGER')
Contained in
- 一切反动派都是纸老虎(一切反動派都是紙老虎) all reactionaries are paper tigers