tigre de papel

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tigre de papel

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Tradução literal da expressão chinesa 紙老虎 (zhǐlǎohǔ), composta de 紙 ("papel") + 老虎 ("tigre").

phrase

uma pessoa ou coisa que aparenta ser poderosa, mas que na realidade é inofensiva

In English

paper tiger paper tiger

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MLA

"tigre de papel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/tigre%20de%20papel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tigre de papel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/tigre%20de%20papel

Chicago

"tigre de papel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/tigre%20de%20papel.

BibTeX

@misc{tigre_de_papel_2026,
  title = {tigre de papel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/tigre%20de%20papel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}