爬山虎 | pá shān hǔ | Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) |
狐假虎威 | hú jiǎ hǔ wēi | lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people |
狼吞虎咽 | láng tūn hǔ yàn | to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself |
狮虎兽 | shī hǔ shòu | liger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress |
画虎类犬 | huà hǔ lèi quǎn | drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition |
盘龙卧虎 | pán lóng wò hǔ | coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent |
秋老虎 | qiū lǎo hǔ | hot spell during autumn; Indian summer |
笑面虎 | xiào miàn hǔ | man with a big smile and evil intentions |
纵虎归山 | zòng hǔ guī shān | lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities |
罴虎 | pí hǔ | fierce animals |
美洲虎 | Měi zhōu hǔ | jaguar |
老虎伍兹 | Lǎo hǔ Wǔ zī | Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (1975-), American golfer |
老虎机 | lǎo hǔ jī | slot machine |
老虎钳 | lǎo hǔ qián | vise; pincer pliers |
卧虎 | wò hǔ | crouching tiger; fig. major figure in hiding; concealed talent |
卧虎藏龙 | Wò hǔ cáng lóng | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安 |
苛政猛于虎 | kē zhèng měng yú hǔ | tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom) |
华南虎 | Huá nán hǔ | South China Tiger |
藏龙卧虎 | cáng lóng wò hǔ | hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent |
虎不拉 | hǔ bu lā | shrike |
虎丘区 | Hǔ qiū qū | Huqiu district of Suzhou city 苏州市, Jiangsu |
虎字头 | hǔ zì tóu | name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141); see also 虍 |
虎尾 | Hǔ wěi | Huwei town in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan |
虎尾镇 | Hǔ wěi zhèn | Huwei town in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan |
虎年 | hǔ nián | Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010) |
虎斑鹦鹉 | hǔ bān yīng wǔ | budgerigar (genus Psittacella, several species); budgie |
虎林 | Hǔ lín | Hulin county level city in Jixi 鸡西, Heilongjiang |
虎林市 | Hǔ lín shì | Hulin county level city in Jixi 鸡西, Heilongjiang |
虎爪派 | hǔ zhuǎ pài | Hu Zhua Pai - "Tiger Claw Sytem" - Martial Art |
虎父无犬子 | hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ | lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son |
虎牌 | Hǔ pái | Tiger beer |
虎牙 | hǔ yá | maxillary canine |
虎狮兽 | hǔ shī shòu | tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness |
虎皮鹦鹉 | hǔ pí yīng wǔ | budgerigar |
虎背熊腰 | hǔ bèi xióng yāo | back of a tiger and waist of a bear; tough and stocky build |
虎视眈眈 | hǔ shì dān dān | to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom); to eye covetously |
虎跳峡 | Hǔ tiào xiá | Tiger's leap falls on the Jinsha River 金沙江 in Lijiang Naxi autonomous county 丽江纳西族自治县, Yunnan |
虎踞龙盘 | hǔ jù lóng pán | lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain |
虎踞龙蟠 | hǔ jù lóng pán | lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain |
虎蹲炮 | hǔ dūn pào | a short-barreled mortar; an ancient catapult |
虎钳 | hǔ qián | pliers |
虎门镇 | Hǔ mén Zhèn | Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平, a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 东莞市, Guangdong |
虎头牌 | hǔ tóu pái | The Tiger tablet, Yuan dynasty play by Li Zhifu 李直夫 |
虎头蛇尾 | hǔ tóu shé wěi | lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish |
虎骨 | hǔ gǔ | tiger bone (used in traditional Chinese medicine) |
虾虎鱼 | xiā hǔ yú | goby (flat fish, Gobiidae) |
虾虎鱼科 | xiā hǔ yú kē | Gobiidae (suborder of perch) |
蝎虎座 | xiē hǔ zuò | Lacerta (constellation) |
调虎离山 | diào hǔ lí shān | to move the tiger from the mountain (idiom); to lure an opponent out by a stratagem; to get rid of an opponent or a problem; to maneuver sb out of the way |
豺狼虎豹 | chái láng hǔ bào | jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom); animals who are dangerous to man and cattle; fierce and cruel people |