fear strong but bluff weak
fear strong but bluff weak
Afraid of bullying, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p à y à ngq à Ru à n, which means afraid of tough, bullying weak. It comes from the injustice of Dou'e written by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing's the injustice of Dou'e, the third fold: "heaven and earth are afraid of hard and soft, but they also push the boat with the current."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: bully the soft, fear the hard and [antonym]: neither humble nor arrogant
Idiom usage
People who fear the strong and bully the weak are despised.
fear strong but bluff weak
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