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a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others

狗仗人势
gǒu zhàng rén shì
g+ǒu·3rd tonezh+àng·4th toner+én·2nd tonesh+ì·4th tone
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lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people狐假虎威hú jiǎ hǔ wēito take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) · to kick people around仗势欺人zhàng shì qī rénto bully欺负qī fusecure in the knowledge that one has backing有恃无恐yǒu shì wú kǒng(idiom) to bully intolerably欺人太甚qī rén tài shèn
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