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老虎

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  1. 1. tiger

Words Containing 老虎

吃角子老虎
chī jiǎo zi lǎo hǔ

slot machine

山中无老虎,猴子称大王
shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dà wáng

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)

扮猪吃老虎
bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ

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

母老虎
mǔ lǎo hǔ

tigress

秋老虎
qiū lǎo hǔ

hot spell during autumn

纸老虎
zhǐ lǎo hǔ

paper tiger

老虎伍兹
lǎo hǔ wǔ zī

Eldrick \Tiger\ Woods (1975-), American golfer

老虎凳
lǎo hǔ dèng

tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse)

老虎机
lǎo hǔ jī

slot machine

老虎菜
lǎo hǔ cài

\Tiger Vegetable Salad

老虎钳
lǎo hǔ qián

vise

苍蝇老虎
cāng ying lǎo hǔ

(coll.) jumping spider (called a \fly tiger\ because it preys on houseflies)

Child Words of 老虎

虎
hǔ

tiger

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

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