虎 视 眈 眈

hǔ shì dān dāndictionary entry

(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom) / (fig.) to eye covetously

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Original source entry:

虎視眈眈 虎视眈眈 [hu3 shi4 dan1 dan1] /(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom)/(fig.) to eye covetously/

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