猛虎落在陷阱里，空发威，不能动弹猛虎落在陷阱里，空發威，不能動彈猛虎落在陷阱里，空發威，不能動彈

a fierce tiger falls into a pit: its fury is for nothing, it can't move

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A formidable person in a fix can no longer throw his weight around. Often gloating.

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Simplified: 猛虎落在陷阱里，空发威，不能动弹
Traditional (Taiwan): 猛虎落在陷阱里，空發威，不能動彈
Pinyin: měnghǔ luò zài xiànjǐng li, kōng fāwēi, bùnéng dòngtan
Pinyin (Taiwan): měnghǔ luò zài xiànjǐng lǐ, kōng fāwēi, bùnéng dòngtan
Bopomofo: ㄇㄥˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ，ㄎㄨㄥㄈㄚㄨㄟ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄊㄢ

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

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