虎 [－]

Jyutping fu2
Pinyin hù

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Only used in 虎不拉 (hùbulǎ).

虎 [－]

Jyutping fu2
Pinyin hǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tiger
  2. CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (slang) wife (who is savage and mean usually)
  2. tiger M: 只zhī [只]/brave/fierce/savage/vigorous/a surname/a notorious figure amongst the world of triad gangs
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    老虎
    tiger; see 老虎
    • 笑面虎
      笑面虎
      siu3 min6 fu2
    • 虎頭蛇尾
      虎头蛇尾
      fu2 tau4 se4 mei5
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname
  2. character, figuratively
    brave; fierce
  3. character
    tiger
    • 老虎
      老虎
      lǎo hǔ
      tiger
  4. character
    Only used in 馬虎／马虎 (mǎhu).
  5. character
    Only used in 虎不拉 (hùbulǎ).
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. tiger
  2. brave, fierce
  3. surname
  4. Cangjie Input
    YPHU
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 老虎
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #328
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #90
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #112
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在非洲找不到野生的老虎。
    在非洲找不到野生的老虎。
    zài fēi zhōu zhǎo bu dào yě shēng de lǎo hǔ 。
    • No wild tigers are to be found in Africa.
  2. Mandarin
    他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。
    他狼吞虎嚥地吃了一頓。
    tā láng tūn hǔ yàn dì chī le yī dùn 。
    • He devoured his meal.
  3. Mandarin
    那不是老虎。
    那不是老虎。
    nà bú shi lǎo hǔ 。
    • That is not a tiger.
    • This is not a tiger.
  4. Mandarin
    我们听到远处老虎的怒吼。
    我們聽到遠處老虎的怒吼。
    wǒ men tīng dào yuǎn chù lǎo hǔ de nù hǒu 。
    • We heard tigers roaring in the distance.
  5. Mandarin
    他用尽九牛二虎之力也开不了那道门。
    他用盡九牛二虎之力也開不了那道門。
    tā yòng jǐn jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì yě kāi bù le nà dào mén 。
    • No matter how he tried, he could not open the door.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    狼吞虎咽
    狼吞虎嚥
    long4 tan1 fu2 jin3
    • to devour food; to gorge oneself; to wolf down food
  2. Cantonese
    呢个链嘴对青年男女谈恋爱有妙不可言嘅功效，再配合印度神油一起用就更加系如虎添翼混呀。
    呢個鏈嘴對青年男女談戀愛有妙不可言嘅功效，再配合印度神油一起用就更加係如虎添翼混呀。
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  3. Cantonese
    啲人见到壁虎就惊，其实壁虎不知几好，会食囇啲蚊虫。
    啲人見到壁虎就驚，其實壁虎不知幾好，會食囇啲蚊蟲。
    di1 jan4 gin3 dou2 bik1 fu2 zau6 geng1, kei4 sat6 bik1 fu2 bat1 zi1 gei2 hou2, wui5 sik6 saai3 di1 man1 cung4.
    • Some people are terrified when they see a gecko. Actually geckos are pretty nice, as they feed on mosquitos and insects.
  4. Cantonese
    骑虎难下
    騎虎難下
    ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6
    • impossible to stop halfway; literally: when riding a tiger, it is hard to get off
  5. Cantonese
    猛虎不及地头虫
    猛虎不及地頭蟲
    maang5 fu2 bat1 kap6 dei6 tau4 cung4
    • used to show that however powerful one is in the environment with which he is familiar, he is at a disadvantage when he leaves there; literally: a local caterpillar outshines a fierce tiger
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    卧虎藏龙
    卧虎藏龍
    ngo6 fu2 cong4 lung4
  2. Cantonese
    笑面虎
    笑面虎
    siu3 min6 fu2
  3. Cantonese
    虎头蛇尾
    虎頭蛇尾
    fu2 tau4 se4 mei5
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    我属虎，佢属兔。
    我属虎，佢属兔。
    ngo5 suk6 fu2, keoi5 suk6 tou3.
    • I was born in the year of the tiger; he was born in the year of the rabbit.
  2. Mandarin
    苛政猛于虎
    苛政猛於虎
    kē zhèng měng yú hǔ
    • oppressive governments are more terrible than tigers
  3. Mandarin
    虎𬇙
    虎浿
    hǔ bèi
    • the name of a place in Fujian
  4. Mandarin
    白虎汤
    白虎湯
    bái hǔ tāng
    • White Tiger Decoction
  5. Mandarin
    虎门销烟
    虎門銷煙
    hǔ mén xiāo yān
    • destruction of opium at Humen