(bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
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
(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
1.lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.2.like father, like son
1.lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)2.fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us3.(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不入虎穴,焉得虎子, How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
两虎相争,必有一伤兩虎相爭,必有一傷, 1.(lit.) if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)2.(fig.) if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
前门打虎,后门打狼前門打虎,後門打狼, 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,后门进狼前門拒虎,後門進狼, 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
山中无老虎,猴子称大王山中無老虎,猴子稱大王, 1.in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)2.(depending on the source, the last word is either 大王[dà wáng] or 大王[dài wang])
明知山有虎,偏向虎山行, 1.lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)2.fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织泰米爾伊拉姆猛虎解放組織 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
初生之犊不怕虎初生之犢不怕虎 see 初生之犊不畏虎[chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ]
二虎相斗,必有一伤二虎相鬥,必有一傷, see 兩虎相爭,两虎相争,必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng bì yǒu yī shāng]
两虎相斗,必有一伤兩虎相鬥,必有一傷, see 兩虎相爭,两虎相争,必有一伤[liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng bì yǒu yī shāng]