Results for “虎”

vigorous / formidable / strong

to take a fierce look

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom) / fig. forbidding terrain

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom) / fig. forbidding terrain

a short-barreled mortar / an ancient catapult

vise

(bird species of China) Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門|衙门[yá men] during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority)

hornet

tiger bone (used in TCM)

orca / killer whale (Orcinus orca)

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

three men talking makes a tiger (idiom) / repeated rumor becomes a fact

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom) / Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

tremendous strength (idiom)

see 兩虎相爭，必有一傷|两虎相争，必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng]

to subdue a tiger / fig. to prevail over sinister forces

being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)

(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

see 兩虎相爭|两虎相争[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng]

see 兩虎相爭，必有一傷|两虎相争，必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng]

see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ]

see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ]

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless

lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom) / fig. to be full of needless fears / reds under the beds

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom) / fig. facing one problem after another

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway

slot machine

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

Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)

lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)

Year 3, 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[dà wáng] or 大王[dài wang])

(bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)

to play dumb / to slack off (idiom)

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. 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