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
1. lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers2. to do sth very daring
Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
Yang Hucheng (1893-1949), Chinese warlord and Nationalist general
liger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress
White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 汉章帝
old-style large kitchen stove
Huqiu, a district of Suzhou City 苏州市[sū zhōu shì], Jiangsu
1. name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)2. see also 虍[hū]
snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
Hulin, a county-level city in Jixi City 鸡西市[jī xī shì], Heilongjiang
tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness
Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江[jīn shā jiāng] in Yunnan
electricity hog; electricity guzzler
fight between powerful contenders
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng 1. (lit.) two tigers fighting (idiom)2. (fig.) fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
1. to play dumb2. to slack off (idiom)
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
1. lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)2. fig. to display foolhardy courage
1. 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 subject2. uninspired imitation
1. waist of a bear and back of a tiger2. tough and stocky build
1. to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)2. to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it
1. lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)2. fig. talented individuals in hiding3. concealed talent
lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities
1. lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)2. fig. to tread dangerous ground
1. lit. the heart of a sheep in the skin of a tiger (idiom)2. fig. impressive in appearance but lacking in substance3. braggart
1. lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)2. fig. talented individuals in hiding3. concealed talent4. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[lǐ ān]+1 more (lit.) to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); (fig.) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests
1. lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)2. fig. talented individuals in hiding3. concealed talent
1. lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)2. fig. to narrowly escape death
1. lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)2. fig. extremely dangerous situation
1. back of a tiger and waist of a bear2. tough and stocky build
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
1. to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)2. to lure an enemy away from his territory
1. (lit.) jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom)2. (fig.) nasty, cruel people
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
1. Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later2. to cherish a snake in one's bosom
1. lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity2. fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
1. Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later2. to cherish a snake in one's bosom
like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey
1. (lit.) dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom)2. (fig.) dangerous place; hostile territory
1. lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)2. fig. prosperous and bustling; vigorous and active
(idiom) powerful and imposing demeanor