虎虎生風

huˇ huˇ shengˉ fengˉ

(Can handle, Could handle, Ready for, Would handle)

Ready for anything, Can handle anything, Could handle anything, Would handle anything

虎, 虎, 生, 風

rhymes-虎虎生風

虎克

huˇ keˋ

(Hook)

Hook

Cat: Name (Hook) ^Next

虎, 克

rhymes-虎克

狼吞虎嚥

langˊ tunˉ huˇ yanˋ

(Wolf)

Wolf down, Wolf

狼, 吞, 虎, 嚥

狼吞虎嚥掉

langˊ tunˉ huˇ yanˋ diaoˋ

(Gobble, Gobbled, Gobbles, Gobbling, To gobble, To wolf, Wolf, Wolfed, Wolfing, Wolfs)

To wolf down, Wolf down, Wolfs down, Wolfing down, Wolfed down, To gobble (down), Gobble, Gobbles, Gobbling, Gobbled

>>狼吞虎嚥掉

狼, 吞, 虎, 嚥, 掉

龍爭虎鬥

longˊ zhengˉ huˇ douˋ

(Enter the, Gunfight)

Enter the Dragon, Gunfight at the O.K. Coral

Cat: Name-Movie (Enter the Dragon) ^Next Cat: Name-Movie (Gunfight at the...) ^Next

龍, 爭, 虎, 鬥

市虎

shiˋ huˇ

(City, Euphemism for, Repeated)

City tiger, Euphemism for automobile, Repeated often enough a lie becomes accepted as truth

市, 虎

深入虎穴

shenˉ ruˋ huˇ xueˋ

(Go crazy)

Go crazy

>>深入虎穴

深, 入, 虎, 穴

九牛二虎

jiuˇ niuˊ erˋ huˇ

(Combined, Lots Of, Mammoth)

Mammoth effort, Lots of effort, Combined effort of nine oxen and two tigers

九, 牛, 二, 虎

九牛二虎之力

jiuˇ niuˊ erˋ huˇ zhiˉ liˋ

(Strength)

Strength of nine oxen and two tigers

>>九牛二虎之力

九, 牛, 二, 虎, 之, 力

費了九牛二虎之力

feiˋ le˙ jiuˇ niuˊ erˋ huˇ zhiˉ liˋ

(Expended, Expended a lot)

Expended the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, Expended a lot of strength and effort

>>費了九牛二虎之力

費, 了, 九, 牛, 二, 虎, 之, 力

老虎

laoˇ huˇ

(Tiger)

Tiger

Cat: Creature (Tiger) ^Next

老, 虎

拔虎鬚

baˊ huˇ xuˉ

(Offend, Pluck)

Pluck the tiger's hair, Offend a powerful person

拔, 虎, 鬚

畫虎類狗

huaˋ huˇ leiˋ gouˇ

(Draw a, Failure, Overly)

Draw a tiger but end up with a dog, Failure due to being over ambitious, Overly ambitious

畫, 虎, 類, 狗