得势的猫凶似虎 得勢的貓兇似虎 得勢的貓兇似虎

a cat in power is fiercer than a tiger

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Meaning
A petty person who gains power becomes arrogant and domineering. Critical, like 'put a beggar on horseback'.
Simplified
得势的猫凶似虎
Traditional (Taiwan)
得勢的貓兇似虎
Pinyin
déshì de māo xiōng sì hǔ
Pinyin (Taiwan)
déshì de māo xiōng shì hǔ
Bopomofo
ㄉㄜˊ ㄕˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄠ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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