老虎不在家,猴子称大王老虎不在家,猴子稱大王老虎不在家,猴子稱大王

when the tiger is not at home, the monkey calls himself king

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: When the real leader or expert is absent, a mediocre person takes charge and poses as the boss. Mocking. Close to "When the cat's away, the mice will play."

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Simplified: 老虎不在家,猴子称大王
Traditional (Taiwan): 老虎不在家,猴子稱大王
Pinyin: lǎohǔ bú zàijiā,hóuzichēngdàiwang
Pinyin (Taiwan): lǎohǔ bú zàijiā,hóuzichēngdàwáng
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ,ㄏㄡˊ ˙ㄗㄔㄥㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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