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fu2
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[1] [n] tiger [2] brave; fierce; savage; vigorous Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
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| This character was last edited on 30th Jul 2008 | |
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老虎
lou5 fu2 = tiger
壁虎
bik1 fu2 = 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 = 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 meterSee all 44 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 虎
Unicode code for this character: U+864E (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 虎
Unicode code for this character: U+864E (off-site link)
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