土鸡瓦犬 — “Mud chicken and tile dog”
土鸡瓦犬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something that appears impressive or formidable but is actually weak, useless, or without substance; merely ornamental”. Literally, “Mud chicken and tile dog”.
土鸡瓦犬 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 土
- tǔ土ǒu偶méng蒙jīn金superficially adorn, lacking true substance
- tǔ土bā八lù路An uncouth, rustic, or unsophisticated person
- tǔ土bāo包zi子unsophisticated country bumpkin
- tǔ土mái埋bàn半jié截to have one foot in the grave
- tǔ土rǎng壤xì细liú流trivial or insignificant matters
- tǔ土tóu头tǔ土nǎo脑rustic in appearance or manner
- tǔ土bēng崩wǎ瓦jiě解to completely fall apart
- tǔ土bēng崩yú鱼làn烂disintegrating from within
- tǔ土fú扶chéng成qiáng墙mutual support builds strength
- tǔ土mù木xíng形hái骸natural unadorned appearance
- tǔ土yáng洋bìng并jǔ举combine traditional and modern methods
- tǔ土yáng洋jié结hé合combine traditional and modern methods
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What does 土鸡瓦犬 mean?
土鸡瓦犬 (tǔ jī wǎ quǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Something that appears impressive or formidable but is actually weak, useless, or without substance; merely ornamental”.
How do you pronounce 土鸡瓦犬?
土鸡瓦犬 is pronounced tǔ jī wǎ quǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 土鸡瓦犬 literally mean?
Literally, 土鸡瓦犬 means “Mud chicken and tile dog”. It is used to mean “Something that appears impressive or formidable but is actually weak, useless, or without substance; merely ornamental”.
What is the Chinese definition of 土鸡瓦犬?
用泥捏的鸡，用瓦做的狗。比喻徒有虚名而无实用的东西。