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  1. 1. tiger

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Words Containing 虎

老虎
lǎo hǔ

tiger

马虎
mǎ hu

careless

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)

三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ

three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact

不入虎穴,焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì

tremendous strength (idiom)

二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)

五虎将
wǔ hǔ jiàng

Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠

伏虎
fú hǔ

to subdue a tiger

伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ

being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)

两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng

two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries

两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)

两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu

two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries

两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)

初生之犊不怕虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔ

see 初生之犢不畏虎|初生之犊不畏虎[chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ]

初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ

lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)

初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)

前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ

lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)

前门打虎,后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

前门拒虎,后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

剑齿虎
jiàn chǐ hǔ

saber-toothed tiger

势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

吃角子老虎
chī jiǎo zi lǎo hǔ

slot machine

唐伯虎
táng bó hǔ

Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu

lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)

壁虎
bì hǔ

gecko; house lizard

大虎头蜂
dà hǔ tóu fēng

Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)

如狼似虎
rú láng sì hǔ

lit. like wolves and tigers

如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì

lit. like a tiger that has grown wings

寅虎
yín hǔ

Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)

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)

彩虹蜂虎
cǎi hóng fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)

怀氏虎鸫
huái shì hǔ dōng

(bird species of China) White's thrush (Zoothera aurea)

打马虎眼
dǎ mǎ hu yǎn

to play dumb

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

拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí

lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)

捋虎须
luō hǔ xū

lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers

拦路虎
lán lù hǔ

stumbling block

敲山震虎
qiāo shān zhèn hǔ

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

新巴尔虎右旗
xīn bā ěr hǔ yòu qí

New Barag right banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia

新巴尔虎左旗
xīn bā ěr hǔ zuǒ qí

New Barag left banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[hū lún bèi ěr], Inner Mongolia

明知山有虎,偏向虎山行
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)

暴虎冯河
bào hǔ píng hé

lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)

东北虎
dōng běi hǔ

Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

栗喉蜂虎
lì hóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)

栗头蜂虎
lì tóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)

杨虎城
yáng hǔ chéng

Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general

杀虎斩蛟
shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo

lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon

母老虎
mǔ lǎo hǔ

tigress

水虎鱼
shuǐ hǔ yú

piranha (fish)

泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织
tài mǐ ěr yī lā mǔ měng hǔ jiě fàng zǔ zhī

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

泰米尔猛虎组织
tài mǐ ěr měng hǔ zǔ zhī

Tamil Tigers

为虎作伥
wèi hǔ zuò chāng

(idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil

照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ

lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject

熊腰虎背
xióng yāo hǔ bèi

waist of a bear and back of a tiger

爬山虎
pá shān hǔ

Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

狐假虎威
hú jiǎ hǔ wēi

lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people

狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn

to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously

猛虎
měng hǔ

fierce tiger

狮虎兽
shī hǔ shòu

liger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress

生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ

lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)

画虎不成反类犬
huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)

画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)

白虎
bái hǔ

White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)

白虎观
bái hǔ guàn

White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝

盘龙卧虎
pán lóng wò hǔ

lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)

石虎
shí hǔ

Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[hòu zhào]

秋老虎
qiū lǎo hǔ

hot spell during autumn

笑面虎
xiào miàn hǔ

man with a big smile and evil intentions

纸老虎
zhǐ lǎo hǔ

paper tiger

绿喉蜂虎
lǜ hóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

纵虎归山
zòng hǔ guī shān

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

罴虎
pí hǔ

fierce animals

羊入虎口
yáng rù hǔ kǒu

lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)

羊质虎皮
yáng zhì hǔ pí

lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)

美洲虎
měi zhōu hǔ

jaguar

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

卧虎
wò hǔ

crouching tiger

卧虎藏龙
wò hǔ cáng lóng

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[lǐ ān]

台虎钳
tái hǔ qián

bench vise

艾虎
ài hǔ

see 艾鼬[ài yòu]

苛政猛于虎
kē zhèng měng yú hǔ

tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)

华南虎
huá nán hǔ

South China Tiger

苍蝇老虎
cāng ying lǎo hǔ

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

蓝喉蜂虎
lán hóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)

蓝须夜蜂虎
lán xū yè fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

藏龙卧虎
cáng lóng wò hǔ

lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)

虎不拉
hù bu lǎ

(dialect) shrike

虎丘
hǔ qiū

Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu

虎丘区
hǔ qiū qū

Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu

虎列拉
hǔ liè lā

cholera (loanword)

虎口
hǔ kǒu

tiger's den

虎口余生
hǔ kǒu yú shēng

lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)

虎咬猪
hǔ yǎo zhū

see 刈包[guà bāo]

虎子
hǔ zǐ

tiger cub

虎字头
hǔ zì tóu

name of \tiger\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)

虎将
hǔ jiàng

valiant general

虎尾
hǔ wěi

Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng

lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)

虎尾兰
hǔ wěi lán

snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)

虎尾镇
hǔ wěi zhèn

Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

虎年
hǔ nián

Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)

虎斑地鸫
hǔ bān dì dōng

(bird species of China) scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma)

虎斑蝶
hǔ bān dié

common tiger butterfly (Danaus genutia)

虎斑鹦鹉
hǔ bān yīng wǔ

budgerigar (genus Psittacella, several species)

虎林
hǔ lín

Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

虎林市
hǔ lín shì

Hulin, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ

a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)

虎烈拉
hǔ liè lā

cholera (loanword)

虎爪派
hǔ zhuǎ pài

Hu Zhua Pai - \Tiger Claw Sytem\ - Martial Art

虎父无犬子
hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ

lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.

虎牌
hǔ pái

Tiger Brand (beer)

虎牙
hǔ yá

(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)

虎狮兽
hǔ shī shòu

tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness

虎皮鹦鹉
hǔ pí yīng wǔ

budgerigar

虎纹伯劳
hǔ wén bó láo

(bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)

虎背熊腰
hǔ bèi xióng yāo

back of a tiger and waist of a bear

虎虎
hǔ hǔ

vigorous

虎视眈眈
hǔ shì dān dān

to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)

虎起脸
hǔ qǐ liǎn

to take a fierce look

虎跳峡
hǔ tiào xiá

Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江[jīn shā jiāng] in Lijiang Naxi autonomous county 麗江納西族自治縣|丽江纳西族自治县[lì jiāng nà xī zú zì zhì xiàn], Yunnan

虎踞龙盘
hǔ jù lóng pán

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

虎踞龙蟠
hǔ jù lóng pán

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

虎蹲炮
hǔ dūn pào

a short-barreled mortar

虎钳
hǔ qián

vise

虎门
hǔ mén

the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong

虎门镇
hǔ mén zhèn

Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平[tài píng], a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市|东莞市[dōng guǎn shì], Guangdong

虎头海雕
hǔ tóu hǎi diāo

(bird species of China) Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

虎头牌
hǔ tóu pái

The Tiger tablet, Yuan dynasty play by Li Zhifu 李直夫[lǐ zhí fū]

虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi

lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

虎头蜂
hǔ tóu fēng

hornet

虎鲸
hǔ jīng

killer whale (Orcinus orca)

虾虎鱼
xiā hǔ yú

goby (flat fish, Gobiidae)

虾虎鱼科
xiā hǔ yú kē

Gobiidae (suborder of perch)

蝇虎
yíng hǔ

jumping spider (family Salticidae)

蝎虎座
xiē hǔ zuò

Lacerta (constellation)

调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān

to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)

谈虎色变
tán hǔ sè biàn

to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)

豺狼虎豹
chái láng hǔ bào

lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom)

路虎
lù hǔ

Land Rover

迷离马虎
mí lí mǎ hu

muddle-headed

降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ

to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

雅虎
yǎ hǔ

Yahoo, Internet portal

飞虎队
fēi hǔ duì

Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two

养虎伤身
yǎng hǔ shāng shēn

Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later

养虎为患
yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity

养虎遗患
yǎng hǔ yí huàn

Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later

饿虎扑食
è hǔ pū shí

like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey

马马虎虎
mǎ ma hū hū

careless

骑虎难下
qí hǔ nán xià

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

黄喉蜂虎
huáng hóu fēng hǔ

(bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

黑虎拳
hēi hǔ quán

Hei Hu Quan - \Black Tiger Fist\ - Martial Art

龙潭虎穴
lóng tán hǔ xué

lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom)

龙争虎斗
lóng zhēng hǔ dòu

lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants

龙虎
lóng hǔ

outstanding people

龙虎斗
lóng hǔ dòu

fight between powerful contenders

龙腾虎跃
lóng téng hǔ yuè

lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)