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  *虎* | 虎* | *虎
tiger / CL: 隻|只
HSK 5
careless / sloppy / negligent / skimpy
HSK 7-9
budgerigar (genus Psittacella, several species) / budgie
saber-toothed tiger
(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation
Land Rover
lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom) / fig. to narrowly escape death
Yahoo, Internet portal
tiger / CL: 隻|只
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
valiant general
tremendous strength (idiom)
see 刈包
(bird species of China) White's thrush (Zoothera aurea)
vigorous / formidable / strong
(bird species of China) blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)
see 艾鼬
White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
fierce tiger
gecko; house lizard
tiger cub / brave young man
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
to subdue a tiger / fig. to prevail over sinister forces
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
vise
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively
paper tiger
Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市, Jiangsu
careless / casual / vague / not so bad / so-so / tolerable / fair
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active
fierce animals
to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom) / to lure an enemy away from his territory
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) / fig. dangerous place; hostile territory
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
back of a tiger and waist of a bear / tough and stocky build
man with a big smile and evil intentions
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
lit. to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); fig. to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
(idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil
Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom) / (depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 or 大王)
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
to play dumb / to slack off (idiom)
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
electricity hog; electricity guzzler
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / fig. nasty, cruel people
lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey
slot machine
hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity / fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers / to do sth very daring
tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen
lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) / fig. to display foolhardy courage
(loanword) cholera
crouching tiger / fig. major figure in hiding / concealed talent
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom) / fig. to tread dangerous ground
vise / pincer pliers
Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江 in Yunnan
Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit
being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
South China Tiger
jumping spider (family Salticidae)
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
tiger bone (used in TCM)
fight between powerful contenders
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well. / like father, like son
Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市, Inner Mongolia
jaguar
lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth
New Barag left banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
piranha (fish)
Tiger Brand (beer)
slot machine
(idiom) ferocious beasts
(bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門|衙门 during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority)
Gobiidae (suborder of perch)

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