05207352-n 'the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual';
 
Chinese (simplified) 纸老虎
English paper tiger
Japanese 張り子の虎 , 張子の虎
Definitions
English
the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual
he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth
Japanese
強力に見えるが、実は無力で効果がない人または組織の性質
彼は、張り子の虎には核歯があったのをマオに思い出させた
Relations
Hypernym: powerlessness
Semantic Field: attributen
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