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[1] [n] tiger [2] brave; fierce; savage; vigorous Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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虎 / 虎 | ||
This word has been viewed 14406 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 = tiger; [粵]: a powerful person in the criminal underworld 紙老虎 zi2 lou5 fu2 = a paper 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) See all 74 compounds (CantoDict reports 75 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 虎 Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |