虎 huˇ

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

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 O.K. Coral) ^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 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