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敲山震虎
qiāo shān zhèn hǔ
What 敲山震虎 means
- a deliberate show of strength as a warning
The characters in 敲山震虎
- 敲qiāoto hit; to strike; to tap
- 山shānmountain; hill; (colloquial) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
- 震zhènto shake; to vibrate; to jolt
- 虎hǔtiger
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