基本解释
拼音:yáng zhì hǔ pí
注音:ㄧㄤˊㄓˋㄏㄨˇㄆㄧˊ
解释:质:本性。羊虽然披上虎皮,还是见到草就喜欢,碰到豺狼就怕得发抖,它的本性没有变。比喻外表装作强大而实际上很胆小。
出处:汉·扬雄《法言·吾子》:“羊质而虎皮,见草而悦,见豺而战,忘其皮之虎矣。”
单字解释:
羊
质
虎
皮
英语解释
Quality: nature. Although the sheep is covered with tiger skin, it still likes to see grass. It trembles with fear when it meets jackals. Its nature has not changed. Metaphor: pretending to be powerful but actually very timid.
典故
北魏龙骧将军羊祉的儿子羊侃身材高大魁梧,十几岁就随父出征,立下赫赫战功。北魏皇帝召他入朝,故意说他是羊质虎皮,让他学老虎的样子,羊侃的手指在地板上抓了十个洞,真的像老虎那样,北魏皇帝称他是真正的壮士。