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  *虎* | 虎* | *虎
tiger / CL: 隻|只
HSK 5
careless / sloppy / negligent / skimpy
HSK 7-9
Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
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
White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia
Yahoo, Internet portal
Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
tiger / CL: 隻|只
fierce tiger
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
lit. to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom) / fig. to eye covetously
tiger's den / dangerous place / the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安
lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
New Barag left banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
slot machine
Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市, Inner Mongolia
vise / pincer pliers
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen
paper tiger
valiant general
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) / fig. dangerous place; hostile territory
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
careless / casual / vague / not so bad / so-so / tolerable / fair
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
lit. to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); fig. to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests
to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom) / to lure an enemy away from his territory
tremendous strength (idiom)
lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
(idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
saber-toothed tiger
crouching tiger / fig. major figure 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
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer
lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)
tiger bone (used in TCM)
lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active
lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) / fig. to display foolhardy courage
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom) / even wild beasts look after their young
like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey
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
jaguar
see 刈包
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)
to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down
(idiom) ferocious beasts
tiger cub / brave young man
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom) / fig. to tread dangerous ground
New Barag right banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
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
lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities
vise
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
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
electricity hog; electricity guzzler
old-style large kitchen stove
lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers / to do sth very daring
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom) / fig. to narrowly escape death
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself
(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom) / fig. to borrow sb's prestige / to take the name of a great cause as a shield
lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom) / fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance / braggart
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
fierce animals
waist of a bear and back of a tiger / tough and stocky build
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)
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
Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
gecko; house lizard
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
back of a tiger and waist of a bear / tough and stocky build
Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西, Heilongjiang
man with a big smile and evil intentions
lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
vigorous / formidable / strong
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / fig. nasty, cruel people
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.)
Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市, Jiangsu
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
variant of 琥珀
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth
hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
cholera (loanword)
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
(dialect) shrike / Taiwan pr. [hu3 bu5 la1]
the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong / Humen Town 虎門鎮|虎门镇

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