汉英词典
MEANING OF 羊质虎皮
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
质 nature / Although the sheep is dressed in tiger skin, it still likes the grass, and it trembles with fear when it encounters a jackal. Its nature has not changed / It is a metaphor for pretending to be powerful but in fact very timid
语出扬雄《法言·吾子》羊质而虎皮,见草而悦,见豺而战,忘其皮之虎矣。”羊披上虎皮,本性仍怯弱。比喻外强中干,徒有其表。
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