"冇牙老虎" meaning in All languages combined

See 冇牙老虎 on Wiktionary

Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /mou̯¹³ ŋaː²¹ lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯¹³ ŋaː²¹ lou̯¹³ fuː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: mou⁵ ngaa⁴ lou⁵ fu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], móuh ngàh lóuh fú [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁵ ngaa⁴ lou⁵ fu² [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁵ nga⁴ lou⁵ fu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 冇牙老虎
  1. someone or something that seems to be powerful but is actually weak or ineffective Tags: Cantonese, figuratively Synonyms: 紙老虎
    Sense id: en-冇牙老虎-zh-noun-EKcI1m-a Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. fire (as a disaster) Tags: Cantonese, figuratively
    Sense id: en-冇牙老虎-zh-noun-PGTcncSb
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  "literal_meaning": "toothless tiger",
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