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tiger noun—虎 n (often used) ()老虎 n ()Examples:Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later—if you ride a tiger, it's hard get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway—Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others—How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.—drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition—percussion instrument shaped as a hollow wooden tiger, with serrated strip across the back, across which one runs a drumstick—tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness—hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding—Hei Hu Quan - "Black Tiger Fist" - Martial Art—"Tiger Vegetable Salad," Northeast China dish usually consisting of hot pepper, cucumber, cilantro and leek—White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)—lit. kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon—three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact—name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)—lit. let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities—birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc)—coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding—lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. pretend to do sth without understanding it—3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger—lit. fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom); fig. needless fears—lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants—move the tiger from the mountain (idiom); to lure an opponent out by a stratagem—lit. fight tiger bare handed and wade rivers (idiom); fig. bull-headed heroism—Hu Zhua Pai - "Tiger Claw Sytem" - Martial Art—"tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)—lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger [idiom.]—lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger [idiom.]—tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger [idiom.]—a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs [idiom.]—lit. wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin [idiom.]— |