纸老虎 (zhǐlǎohǔ) Paper Tiger (Advanced)

纸老虎 (zhǐlǎohǔ) Paper Tiger 

“纸老虎 (zhǐlǎohǔ)” is the phrase for “Paper Tiger.” The character “纸 (zhǐ)” means paper; “老 (lǎo)” means old and “虎 (hǔ)” means tiger.
Example:

Bié pà tā, tā zhǐshì zhǎngxiàng bǐjiào xiōng’ è, qíshí shì gè zhǐlǎohǔ.
别怕他,他只是长相比较凶恶,其实是个纸老虎。

Do not be afraid of him–he just looks fierce. In fact, he is a paper tiger.
 

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