Question How to translate “扮猪吃老虎”？

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    MaeLee Well-Known Member

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    In Chinese web novels, 扮猪吃老虎 is often the setting for the protagonist, especially in xuanhuan novels. How would you guys translate it? is there a one-word for a person who is really strong but pretends to be weak to deceive others?
     
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    Little Potato Sexiest Potato Alive [SpaceBar's Master]

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    The only idiom I can think that would fit in English is a wolf in sheep's clothing
     
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    Alchyr Master of Procrastination

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    Thanks very much!!
     
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    How about "He's humble-bragging in order to lure us into a false sense of security!"
     
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    That's a very good idea. Thanks
     
    MaeLee, Mar 8, 2021
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