호가호위

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 狐假虎威 (“the fox borrows the tiger's might”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸʷo̞ɡa̠βo̞ɥi] ~ [ɸʷo̞ɡa̠βo̞y]
    • Phonetic hangul: [호가호위]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hogahowi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hogahowi
    McCune–Reischauer?hogahowi
    Yale Romanization?hokahowi

    Noun

    호가호위 • (hogahowi) (hanja 狐假虎威)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) using powerful connections to intimidate people
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