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Meaning of "纸老虎" in the Chinese dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF 纸老虎 IN CHINESE

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WHAT DOES 纸老虎 MEAN IN CHINESE?

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纸老虎

Paper tiger

纸老虎

Paper tiger, as the name suggests, paper made tiger. The extension is scary, but it is false. In addition, the paper tiger is also a metaphor "playing villain" one of the items used to "kill" villain. ... 纸老虎,顾名思义,纸做的老虎。引申为看起来很吓人,但是却虚有其表。 此外,紙老虎也是驚蟄「打小人」時所用的物品之一,用來「咬死」小人。...

Definition of 纸老虎 in the Chinese dictionary

Paper tiger refers to the surface of the powerful and practical things. 纸老虎 指表面强大而无实际本事的东西。
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CHINESE WORDS THAT RHYME WITH 纸老虎


吃了砒霜药老虎
chi le pi shuang yao lao hu
地老虎
de lao hu
小老虎
xiao lao hu
山上无老虎
shan shang wu lao hu
山中无老虎
shan zhong wu lao hu
打死老虎
da si lao hu
母老虎
mu lao hu
灶前老虎
zao qian lao hu
电老虎
dian lao hu
直头老虎
zhi tou lao hu
秋老虎
qiu lao hu
老虎
lao hu
雌老虎
ci lao hu
骑上老虎
qi shang lao hu

CHINESE WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE 纸老虎

火柴
交子
卷烟
纸老
里包不住火
落云烟
马铺

CHINESE WORDS THAT END LIKE 纸老虎

卞庄子刺
巴山
彩丝系
扒山
杯弓市
白面
白额
藏龙卧

Synonyms and antonyms of 纸老虎 in the Chinese dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «纸老虎» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF 纸老虎

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The translations of 纸老虎 from Chinese to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «纸老虎» in Chinese.

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纸老虎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Spanish

tigre de papel
570 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - English

Paper tiger
510 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Hindi

कागजी शेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Chinese - Arabic

نمر من ورق
280 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Russian

бумажный тигр
278 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Portuguese

tigre de papel
270 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Bengali

কাগজ বাঘ
260 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - French

tigre de papier
220 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Malay

harimau kertas
190 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - German

Papiertiger
180 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Japanese

張り子の虎
130 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Korean

종이 호랑이
85 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Javanese

Paper macan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Chinese - Vietnamese

giấy hổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Tamil

காகிதம் புலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Marathi

पेपर वाघ
75 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Turkish

Kağıt kaplan
70 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Italian

tigre di carta
65 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Polish

papierowy tygrys
50 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Ukrainian

паперовий тигр
40 millions of speakers

Translator Chinese - Romanian

tigru de hârtie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Chinese - Greek

χάρτινη τίγρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Chinese - Afrikaans

papier tier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Chinese - Swedish

papperstiger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Chinese - Norwegian

papirtiger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of 纸老虎

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «纸老虎»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «纸老虎» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «纸老虎» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «纸老虎» appears in digitalised printed sources in Chinese between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the Chinese literature, quotes and news about 纸老虎

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3 CHINESE BOOKS RELATING TO «纸老虎»

Discover the use of 纸老虎 in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to 纸老虎 and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Chinese literature.
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《中日新戰爭》:
紙老虎清晰可辨中文“紙老虎”對應的日文是“張り子の虎”(發音為:hariko no tora)。非常有趣的是,西方媒體在報導近幾天來的中國的時候頻繁提及“紙老虎”,但日本媒體不知為何卻很少提到“張り子の虎”。然而,從這幾天的日本各家主要報紙報導的標題來看,“ ...
房建國, ‎哈耶出版社, 2014
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影响孩子一生的中国演讲词名著 - 第 208 页
1946 年秋天,美国名记者安娜·路易斯·斯特朗借国共暂时停战之机,来到延安。在杨家岭窑洞前的石桌旁,毛泽东接见了她。毛泽东在谈话中说到反动派对人民的统治时说: “他们是纸老虎。看起来可怕,一场雨就完了。”斯特朗觉得这个比喻格外新奇。她最初 ...
李天道, ‎Esphere Media(美国艾思传媒), 2015
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纸老虎现形记
援越抗美演唱材料
孙纪祥, 1965

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «纸老虎»

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美媒自吹找到解放军命门
【环球军事报道】“中国军事力量是强大的龙还是纸老虎?”9月22日,惯于炮制耸人听闻消息的美国“国家利益”网站又发表文章,对中国军力品头论足。文章称,军事力量 ... «环球网, Sep 15»
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柯文哲“酷吏”变膨风“纸老虎” 招牌褪色
中国台湾网9月10日讯据台湾《中国时报》报道,柯文哲自称“酷吏”,如今却有政风处官员,敢在上班时间讨论股票,无疑是狠打市府一巴掌,证明所谓的“酷吏”可能只是 ... «人民网, Sep 15»
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李龙飞:原油反弹纸老虎空有架子却无势
汇金网8月26日讯——周一时候全球市场上演黑色一幕,投资者对中国经济增长失速将拖累全球成长放缓感担忧。全球股市大宗商品美元集体暴跌,中国股市暴跌 ... «新浪网, Aug 15»
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为什么中共领导人曾多次使用“纸老虎”这个说法?
最初出现“帝国主义是纸老虎”的提法,是在1922年3月。当时的情况是:1922年1月,中国工人运动以香港海员罢工为起点,出现了罢工高潮。到1月底,罢工人数达3万余 ... «凤凰网, Jul 15»
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纸老虎打回三八线
全日行情收官,近几日比较忙,写文不定时,或早或晚,咨询人信件留言等基本上石沉大海,没办法,行情缘故,大多时间不是在业内就是在券商处或是私募同僚齐聚。 «搜狐, Jun 15»
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英媒:中国军队是纸老虎但在家门口也能打败美
目前中国正在迅速提升军事实力,如果在本土或区域交战,有可能会在战场上匹敌——甚至是打败——美国军队;而且,从军事上讲,中国不过是一只纸老虎,尽管看 ... «腾讯网, Jun 15»
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美媒:中国军队就算是纸老虎也能轻易碾碎敌人
有些人说中国军队是一只没牙的“纸老虎”,但是如果这只纸老虎重达800磅,碾碎你也是轻而易举。据预测,中国拥有160万现役地面部队和9000辆坦克,人民解放军 ... «环球网, Nov 14»
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美媒:解放军装备陈旧是纸老虎孤立无援很失败
即使是经过数十年时间,投入大量资金重整军备,中国也只是“纸老虎”,这一词来自毛泽东1956年对美国的“错误评价”。 虽然中国的军事预算年复一年地以两位数增长, ... «新浪网, Sep 14»
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英国前官员:香港的示威者是“纸老虎” 只关心自己
幸运的是,我认为在香港的示威者都是'纸老虎'。”罗思义说,在港英时期,香港反对派并没有站出来反对英国的殖民统治,他们也从未就自由选举问题发动大规模的运动 ... «凤凰网, Sep 14»
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环球时报:香港激进反对派是纸老虎
香港政改的大局已定,激进反对派在主张稳定的香港主流民意和中央的决心面前,注定是纸老虎。 激进反对派的确能煽动一些人跟着他们闹,但他们面对的“不许香港 ... «新浪网, Aug 14»

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