guān
bù
wēi
yá
zhǎo
wēi
官不威,牙爪威
基本解释
拼音:guān bù wēi,yá zhǎo wēi
注音:ㄍㄨㄢㄅㄨˋㄓㄠˇㄨㄟ
解释:牙爪:官员的手下跟班。当官的不威风,手下人威风。指作官的本人未必威风凶煞,而他的手下却依仗他的官势,到处耍威风逞凶狂。
出处:元·无名氏《百花亭》第三折:“俺也是文齐福不齐,你正是官不威牙爪威。”
单字解释:
官
不
威
牙
爪
威
英语解释
Tooth claw: the attendant of an official. An official is not dignified, but his subordinates are dignified. It means that the official himself may not be powerful and ferocious, but his subordinates rely on his official power to show their authority everywhere.