谈 虎 色 变

tán hǔ sè biàndictionary entry

(lit.) to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / (fig.) to be terrified at the thought (of it)

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Original source entry:

談虎色變 谈虎色变 [tan2 hu3 se4 bian4] /(lit.) to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/(fig.) to be terrified at the thought (of it)/

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