How Do You Say Tiger In Chinese?

The most common way to say tiger in Chinese

The tiger is a fierce beast. It looks like a cat and loves eating meat. Tiger is translated into Chinese as 老虎 [lǎo hǔ]. Here to learn "how do you say tiger in chinese?".
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The basic information of tiger in Chinese

Tiger in Chinese: 虎
Tiger in pinyin: [hǔ]
Tone: Third
Stroke Count: 8
Usage: ★★★

The glyph evolution of tiger in Chinese

Tiger chinese character

The order of strokes of tiger in Chinese

The calligraphy of tiger in Chinese

Tiger-related phrases in Chinese

1. 虎口 [hǔ kǒu] – Tiger's mouth.  It also means the place where the thumb and index finger meet.

2. 虎牙 [hǔ yá] – Tiger teeth.  It also means protruding canine teeth of human beings.
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3. 壁虎 [bì hǔ] – Gecko.

4. 虎符 [hǔ fú] – A tiger-shaped tally issued to generals for troop movement.

5. 白虎 [bái hǔ] – White tiger.

6. 马虎 [mǎ hu] – Careless.
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7. 老虎钳 [lǎo hǔ qián] – Vise.

8. 虎背熊腰 [hǔ bèi xióng yāo] – Thick, powerful back and shoulders.
9. 虎口拔牙 [hǔ kǒu bá yá] – It literally means pull a tooth from the tiger's mouth. And it actually means dare to confront the greatest danger.

10. 虎视眈眈 [hǔ shì dān dān] – Eye covetously.
11. 调虎离山 [diào hǔ lí shān] – It literally means lure the tiger form the mountain. And it actually means lure the enemy away from his base.

12. 放虎归山 [fàng hǔ guī shān] – It literally means set free a tiger back to the mountains. And it actually means put the bad guys back where they came from and lay by trouble for the future.
13. 狐假虎威 [hú jiǎ hǔ wēi] – The Fox and the Tiger. It means bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections.

14. 画虎不成反类犬 [huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn] – Fail to achieve what one set out to do.

15. 虎头虎脑 [hǔ tóu hǔ nǎo] – Looking dignified and strong.

16. 谈虎色变 [tán hǔ sè biàn] – It literally means turn pale at the mention of a tiger. And it actually means turn pale at the mention of sth. frightful or terrible.

17. 如狼似虎 [rú láng sì hǔ] – As fierce as a wolf or a tiger.
18. 龙腾虎啸 [lóng téng hǔ xiào] – It literally means the dragon tumbles and the tiger screams. And it actually means an impressive display of power or influence.

19. 龙潭虎穴 [lóng tán hǔ xué] – An extremely dangerous place.
20. 狼吞虎咽 [láng tūn hǔ yàn] – It is used to express the food was eaten in a rush.

21. 如虎添翼 [rú hǔ tiān yì] – It literally means a tiger with wings. It is used to express a strong man is helped to become more powerful.

22. 骑虎难下 [qí hǔ nán xià] – It literally means ride the tiger. And it actually means have no way to back down.

23. 养虎为患 [yǎng hǔ wéi huàn] – Breeding evil. Connive the enemy, leave behind the future, and suffer their own harm.
24. 与虎谋皮 [yǔ hǔ móu pí] – It literally means ask a tiger for its skin. And it actually means request sb. to act against his own interests.

Other expressions of tiger in Chinese

1. 大猫 [dà māo] – Tiger.
2. 大虫 [dà chóng] – Tiger.
3. 山大王 [shān dài wáng] – The king of the hill.

4. 山兽之君 [shān shòu zhī jūn] – The king of the mountain beasts.
5. 寅将军 [yín jiāng jūn] – General Yin.
6. 山尊 [shān zūn] – The king of the hill.
7. 山君 [shān jūn] – The king of the hill.

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