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电老虎

diàn lǎo hǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
electricity hog / electricity guzzler
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-68c6c77dabf60117. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

電老虎 电老虎 [dian4 lao3 hu3] /electricity hog; electricity guzzler/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 電老虎

  • 电
    diàn

    lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc

  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 虎
    hǔ

    tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.