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老虎
Traditional Chinese
老虎
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
lǎo hǔ
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
lou5 fu2
Short definition tiger
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions tigerMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: tiger
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger
从动(cóng dòng) slave (wheel, pulley)
(wù) object
(yuán) land used for growing plants
(zhōngzhòng) among
(táo) to escape
出来了(chū lái le) to come out

The tigers escaped from the zoo.

(wǒ) I
(tīng) to sentence
(shuō) to scold
经理(jīng lǐ) manager
(dedì) of
妻子(qī zi) wife
出去(chū qù) to go out
度假(dù jià) to go on vacation
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
这时(zhè shí) at this time
就是(jiù shì) if
山中(shānzhōng)
(wú) un-
老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger
猴子(hóu zi) monkey
(chèn) to fit
大王(dà wáng) king
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
现在(xiàn zài) modern
经理(jīng lǐ) manager
(tā) another
夜夜(yè yè) every night
笙箫(shēng xiāo) reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute

I heard the manager's wife is on vacation. And, well, when the cat's away, the mice play. Now he's out partying every night.

法网(fǎ wǎng) legal web
就像(jiù xiàng) just like
蜘蛛网(zhī zhū wǎng) cobweb
(wǎng) network
得住( dé zhù)
苍蝇(cāng ying) house fly
蚊子(wén zi) mosquito
(wǎng) network
不住(bù zhù bú zhù) constantly
豺狼(chái láng) ravenous wolf
老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.

老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger
躺在(tǎngzài)
笼子(lóng zi) cage
(dedì) of
中间(zhōng jiān) between

The tiger laid in the middle of the cage.

如果(rú guǒ) if
一只( yī zhǐ)
老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger
突然(tū rán) sudden
(chū) to publish
现在(xiàn zài) modern
(wǒ) I
面前(miàn qián) in front of
(wǒ) I
肯定(kěn dìng) definite
(xià) to scare
死了(sǐ le) to die

If a tiger suddenly appeared in front of me, I'd be scared to death.

(nà nā nā) Na
不是(bú shì) is not
老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger

That is not a tiger.

我们( men) us
听到(tīng dào) to hear
远处(yuǎn chù) distant place
老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger
(dedì) of
怒吼(nù hǒu) to rave

We heard tigers roaring in the distance.

(zhè) these
可能是(kěnéngshì)
(gè) variant of 個个ge4
(chǔn) clumsy
问题(wèn tí) issue
但是(dàn shì) but
一头(yī tóu) directly
老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger
(hé) with
一头(yī tóu) directly
狮子(shī zi) lion
哪个(nǎ ge) which
(gēng gèng gèng) still
厉害(lì hai) violent

This may be a silly question, but which is stronger - a tiger or a lion?

山上(shān shàng) Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣台南县Tai2 nan2 xian4, Taiwan
(wú) un-
老虎(lǎo hǔ) tiger
猴子(hóu zi) monkey
(chèn) to fit
大王(dà wáng) king

When there is no tigers in mountains, the monkey becomes the king.

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