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  *虎* | 虎* | *虎
tiger / CL: 隻|只
HSK 5
gas guzzler
lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
hot spell during autumn / Indian summer
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
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
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth
gecko; house lizard
Yahoo, Internet portal
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
fierce tiger
being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively
White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia
saber-toothed tiger
stumbling block
tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen
jaguar
careless / sloppy / negligent / skimpy
HSK 7-9
paper tiger
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
tiger / CL: 隻|只
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing)
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
lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
Land Rover
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
to subdue a tiger / fig. to prevail over sinister forces
(bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
slot machine
man with a big smile and evil intentions
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
electricity hog; electricity guzzler
(bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
South China Tiger
Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
careless / casual / vague / not so bad / so-so / tolerable / fair
(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
muddle-headed
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. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent
(bird species of China) Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
(bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)
vigorous / formidable / strong
(bird species of China) chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)
crouching tiger / fig. major figure in hiding / concealed talent
jumping spider (family Salticidae)
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
see 艾鼬
fierce animals
(bird species of China) blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
(coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name)


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