とらのいをかるきつね
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
Composed of
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown