虎 (fu2 | hu3) : tiger

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虎

fu2

hu3

[1] [n] tiger [2] brave; fierce; savage; vigorous

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: (#141)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

虎 / 虎

This word has been viewed 14516 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jul 2009 08:38

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老虎 lou5 fu2 lao3 hu3 = tiger; [粵]: a powerful person in the criminal underworld

紙老虎 zi2 lou5 fu2 zhi3 lao3 hu3 = a paper tiger

壁虎 bik1 fu2 bi4 hu3 = gekko; lizard 國

九牛二虎之力 gau2 ngau4 ji6 fu2 zi1 lik6 = tremendous effort

解放虎 gaai2 fong3 fu2 = The Liberation Tigers (of Tamil Eelam)

秋老虎 cau1 lou5 fu2 = hot weather after the start of Autumn; the after summer; "Indian Summer"

龍精虎猛 lung4 zing1 fu2 maang5 long2 jing1 hu2 meng3 = fit as a fiddle

吃角子老虎機 hek3 gok3 zi2 lou5 fu2 gei1 = fruit machine, slot machine

笑面虎 siu3 min6*2 fu2 = a wicked person with a hypocritical smile (lit., "tiger with smiling face")

虎頭蛇尾 fu2 tau4 se4 mei5 = a tiger's head but a snake's tail (anticlimax; cop out)

老虎機 lou5 fu2 gei1 = a parking meter

餵老虎機 wai3 lou5 fu2 gei1 wei4 lao3 hu3 ji1 = to insert coins into a parking meter

虎皮鸚鵡 fu2 pei4 jing1 mou5 hu3 pi2 ying1 wu3 = budgerigar; budgie; parakeet

老虎斑 lou5 fu2 baan1 = brown marbled grouper

扮豬食老虎 baan6 zyu1 sik6 lou5 fu2 = pretending to be the fool; feigning ignorance 粵

馬虎 maa5*1 fu2*1 ma3 hu1 (Taiwan), ma3 hu5 (PRC) = careless; slack; (things are) so-so

白虎 baak6 fu2 bai2 hu3 = White Tiger; woman with no pubic hair

馬馬虎虎 maa5*1 maa5*1 fu2*1 fu2*1 ma3 ma3 hu3 hu3 = careless; casual; just passable; so-so 國

送羊入虎口 sung3 joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2 = send a person to a dangerous place

坐山觀虎鬥 zo6 saan1 gun1 fu2 dau3 zuo4 shan1 guan1 hu3 dou4 = sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight (watch in safety while others fight, then reap the spoils when both sides are exhausted)

降龍伏虎 hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 xiang2 long2 fu2 hu3 = subdue the dragon and tame the tiger (overcome powerful adversaries)

狐假虎威 wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1 = bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections

寅虎 jan4 fu2 yin2 hu3 = Year 3, Year of the Tiger (2010)

虎骨 fu2 gwat1 hu3 gu3 = tiger bone (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

老虎蟹 lou5 fu2 haai5 = no matter what (lit., "tiger crab") 粵

蝦虎魚 haa1 fu2 jyu4*2 [xia1 hu3 yu2 = a goby

虎父無犬子 fu2 fu6 mou4 hyun2 zi2 hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3 = like father like son (lit., "a papa tiger does not have a puppy for a son")

三人成虎 saam1 jan4 sing4 fu2 san1 ren2 cheng2 hu3 = three men make a tiger

燕頷虎鬚 jin3 ham4 fu2 sou1 = have the look of someone rich and important

龍虎榜 lung4 fu2 bong2 long2 hu3 bang3 = a standings chart, top ten

扮豬吃老虎 baan6 zyu1 hek3 lou5 fu2 ban4 zhu1 chi1 lao3 hu3 = pretending to be the fool; feigning ignorance

虎視眈眈 fu2 si6 daam1 daam1 hu3 shi4 dan1 dan1 = to eye covetously

老虎乸 lou5 fu2 naa2 = a ferocious woman, a shrew 粵

上得山多總遇虎 soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung2 jyu6 fu2 = if one does risky things all the time then sooner or later he will get into trouble 粵

龍虎武師 lung4 fu2 mou5 si1 long2 hu3 wu3 shi1 = trained martial artist

老虎牙 lou5 fu2 ngaa4 = canine teeth 粵

虎牙 fu2 ngaa4 hu3 ya2 = canine teeth 粵

臥虎藏龍 ngo6 fu2 cong4 lung4 wo4 hu3 cang2 long2 = hidden talent; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安

狼吞虎咽 long4 tan1 fu2 jin3 lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4 = gobble up, devour ravenously

虎字頭 fu2 zi6 tau4 hu3 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 141 (tiger) (虍)

老虎蝦 lou5 fu2 haa1 lao3 hu3 xia1 = tiger prawn

為虎傅翼 wai6 fu2 fu6 jik6 wei4 hu3 fu4 yi4 = assist an evildoer; support a villain in his evil doings

為虎添翼 wai6 fu2 tim1 jik6 wei4 hu3 tian1 yi4 = assist an evildoer; support a villain in his evil doings

虎年 fu2 nin4 hu3 nian2 = the Year of the tiger

天然白虎湯 tin1jin4 baak6 fu2 tong1 tian1 ran2 bai2 hu3 tang1 = watermelon 粵

門氏五虎將 mun4 si6 ng5 fu2 zoeng3 men2 shi4 wu3 hu3 jiang4 = a name for the five major Cantonese swear words (The five brave generals of the Mun clan) 粵

生龍活虎 sang1 lung4 wut6 fu2 sheng1 long2 huo2 hu3 = to be as lively and energetic as a dragon and tiger

一山不能藏二虎 jat1 saan1 bat1 nang4 cong4 ji6 fu2 yi4 shan1 bu4 neng2 cang2 er4 hu3 = this town ain't big enough for both of us

猛虎 maang5 fu2 meng3 hu3 = Bengal tiger; fierce tiger

龍潭虎穴 lung4 taam4 fu2 jyut6 long2 tan2 hu3 xue2 = perilous place

飛虎隊 fei1 fu2 deoi6*2 fei1 hu3 dui4 = Flying Tigers; Special Duties Unit; a sharpshooter

上得山多終遇虎 soeng5 dak1 saan1 do1 zung1 jyu6 fu2 = once too often

雅虎 ngaa5 fu2 ya3 hu3 = Yahoo! ®

陳巴爾虎旗 can4 baa1 ji5 fu2 kei4 chen2 ba1 er3 hu3 qi2 = Chenba erhu qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

虎林 fu2 lam4 hu3 lin2 = Hulin (place in Heilongjiang)

新巴爾虎右旗 san1 baa1 ji5 fu2 jau6 kei4 xin1 ba1 er3 hu3 you4 qi2 = Xinba'erhu youqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

新巴爾虎左旗 san1 baa1 ji5 fu2 zo2 kei4 xin1 ba1 er3 hu3 zuo3 qi2 = Xinba'erhu zuoqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

虎豹別墅 fu2 paau3 bit6 seoi5 hu3 bao4 bie2 shu4 = Haw Par Villa

虎豹拳 fu2 paau3 kyun4 = Tiger Leopard form of Jow Ga ("周家拳")

虎標萬金油 fu2 biu1 maan6 gam1 jau4*2 hu3 biao1 wan4 jin1 you2 = Tiger Balm

老虎頭上釘虱乸 lou5 fu2 tau4 soeng6 deng1 sat1 naa2 = Beard the lion in his den 粵

為虎作倀 wai6 fu2 zok3 coeng1 wei4 hu3 zuo4 chang1 = hold a candle to the devil

唐伯虎 tong4 baak3 fu2 tang2 bo2 hu3 = Tang Bohu/Tang Yin/Tong Bak-Fu

今晚打老虎 gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2 = Comment allez-vous? ; how are you? 粵

龍虎門 lung4 fu2 mun4 long2 hu3 men2 = Dragon Tiger Gate, an original Hong Kong comic started in the 70's

龍虎豹 lung4 fu2 paau3 long2 hu3 bao4 = lung fu paau, a porn magazine

勢成騎虎 sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2 shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3 = it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so

騎虎難下 ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6 qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4 = it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so

與虎謀皮 jyu5 fu2 mau4 pei4 yu3 hu3 mou2 pi2 = make unrealistic request; courting disaster

不入虎穴焉得虎子 bat1 jap6 fu2 jyut6 jin1 dak1 fu2 zi2 bu4 ru4 hu3 xue2 yan1 de2 hu3 zi3 = nothing venture, nothing gain

虎尾鎮 fu2 mei5 zan3 hu3 wei3 zhen4 = Huwei (town in Taiwan)

小虎隊 siu2 fu2 deoi6 xiao3 hu3 dui4 = Little Tiger

左孝虎 zo2 haau3 fu2 zuo3 xiao4 hu3 = Tsuo Hsiao-Hu

龍爭虎鬥 lung4 zaang1 fu2 dau3 long2 zheng1 hu3 dou4 = Enter the Dragon

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老虎的身上有很多黑棕色的條紋國
A tiger has many black-brown stripes on its body.

老虎竟然識食紅蘿蔔，真係咄咄怪事！
Tigers that eat carrots? How strange is that?!

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