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冇牙老虎 (mou5 ngaa4 lou5 fu2) — toothless tiger, something/ someone that seems to be powerful and scary yet cannot bite/ strike, the government practicing a law/ policy without enough/ effective enforcement in Cantonese

mouˏ₅冇ngaaˎ₄牙louˏ₅老fuˊ²虎
Mandarin Pinyin: mao3 ya2 lao3 hu3

Meaning of 冇牙老虎

nountoothless tiger, something/ someone that seems to be powerful and scary yet cannot bite/ strike, the government practicing a law/ policy without enough/ effective enforcement

Characters in 冇牙老虎

冇mou5
don't have; haven't; not; do not; have no
牙ngaa4
Kangxi radical 92
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship
虎fu2
brave; fierce; savage; vigorous

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