苍蝇老虎

cāng ying lǎo hǔ

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

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Child Words of 苍蝇老虎

• 老虎 老虎 lǎo hǔ: tiger
• 苍蝇 苍蝇 cāng ying: housefly
• 虎 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 苍 苍 cāng: dark blue
• 蝇 蝇 yíng: fly
• 老 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