老虎屁股上抓痒痒,大事不成,还惹祸害老虎屁股上抓癢癢,大事不成,還惹禍害老虎屁股上抓癢癢,大事不成,還惹禍害

scratching an itch on a tiger's backside: nothing great is achieved and trouble is stirred up

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Indulging or flattering certain fierce people gets you nowhere and brings trouble. A warning against fawning on the powerful.

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Simplified: 老虎屁股上抓痒痒,大事不成,还惹祸害
Traditional (Taiwan): 老虎屁股上抓癢癢,大事不成,還惹禍害
Pinyin: lǎohǔ pìgu shàng zhuā yǎngyang,dàshì bùchéng,hái rě huòhài
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧˋ ˙ㄍㄨㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄚㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄧㄤ,ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ,ㄏㄞˊ ㄖㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˋ

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

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