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tiger / CL: 隻|只
HSK 5
careless / sloppy / negligent / skimpy
HSK 7-9
the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong / Humen Town 虎門鎮|虎门镇
(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
tiger / CL: 隻|只
Land Rover
Yahoo, Internet portal
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active
stumbling block
White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia
vise
hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
gecko; house lizard
man with a big smile and evil intentions
vigorous / formidable / strong
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
fierce tiger
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) / fig. dangerous place / hostile territory
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey
careless / casual / vague / not so bad / so-so / tolerable / fair
tiger cub / brave young man
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
killer whale (Orcinus orca)
to subdue a tiger / fig. to prevail over sinister forces
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.)
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
lit. two tigers fight (idiom) / fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries; a battle of the giants
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom) / fig. to narrowly escape death
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
valiant general
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
paper tiger
Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市, Jiangsu
to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity / fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
(idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
back of a tiger and waist of a bear / tough and stocky build
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
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
lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / fig. nasty, cruel people
to play dumb / to slack off (idiom)
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
tiger's den / dangerous place / the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / to be scared at the mere mention of
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities
lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) / fig. to display foolhardy courage
slot machine
lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers / to do sth very daring
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
crouching tiger / fig. major figure in hiding / concealed talent
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
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
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
jumping spider (family Salticidae)
budgerigar
Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom) / fig. to tread dangerous ground
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
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
cholera (loanword)
fierce animals
(bird species of China) blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
cholera (loanword)
Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 後趙|后赵
leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
jaguar
lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted
Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
New Barag right banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
New Barag left banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
piranha (fish)
bench vise
snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
Tiger Brand (beer)
(bird species of China) Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
tremendous strength (idiom)
lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠
lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt

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