張り子の虎
はりこのとら
- papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head) exp n
- paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw exp n id
Kanji
張
チョウ
は.る • -は.り • -ば.り
counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent)
子
シ • ス • ツ
こ • -こ • ね
child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
虎
コ
とら
tiger; drunkard