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拉大旗作虎皮 (laai1 daai6 kei4 zok3 fu2 pei4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

拉大旗作虎皮 (laai1 daai6 kei4 zok3 fu2 pei4, lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí) — lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom); fig. to borrow sb's prestige; to take the name of a great cause as a shield

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Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 拉上 (laai1 soeng5) — to pull up; to arrest; to catch; to close
• 拉上補下 (laai1 soeng5 bou2 haa6) — to make up for deficits by taking away from surplus
• 拉人 (laai1 jan4) — when police make an arrest
• 拉住 (laai1 zyu6) — pulling; to hold back
• 拉勻 (laai1 wan4) — to make even, to spread equally
• 拉埋天窗 (laai1 maai4 tin1 coeng1) — (slang) to get married

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