虎 ⇒
虎 hǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
老虎 lǎohǔ, tiger/CL:隻|只[zhī]
猛虎 měnghǔ, fierce tiger
马虎 mǎhu, [馬虎], careless/sloppy/negligent/skimpy
老虎机 lǎohǔjī, [老虎機], slot machine
美洲虎 Měizhōuhǔ, jaguar
虎视眈眈 hǔshìdāndān, [虎視眈眈], to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)/to eye covetously
生龙活虎 shēnglónghuóhǔ, [生龍活虎], lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)/fig. vigorous and lively
马马虎虎 mǎmahūhū, [馬馬虎虎], careless/casual/vague/not so bad/so-so/tolerable/fair
狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn, [狼吞虎嚥], to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously/to gorge oneself
虎口 hǔkǒu, tiger's den/dangerous place/the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
弼虎 母老虎 mǔlǎohǔ, tigress/(fig.) fierce woman/vixen
虎穴 壁虎 bìhǔ, gecko/house lizard
俊虎 战虎 虎子 hǔzǐ, tiger cub/brave young man
老虎钳 lǎohǔqián, [老虎鉗], vise/pincer pliers
小虎 拦路虎 lánlùhǔ, [攔路虎], stumbling block
骑虎难下 qíhǔnánxià, [騎虎難下], if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfw...
虎头蛇尾 hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
剑齿虎 jiànchǐhǔ, [劍齒虎], saber-toothed tiger
孟加拉虎 虎皮 景虎 纸老虎 zhǐlǎohǔ, [紙老虎], paper tiger
虎豹 狐假虎威 hújiǎhǔwēi, lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connection...
娇虎 笑面虎 xiàomiànhǔ, man with a big smile and evil intentions
如狼似虎 rúlángsìhǔ, lit. like wolves and tigers/ruthless
龙争虎斗 lóngzhēnghǔdòu, [龍爭虎鬥], lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
如虎添翼 rúhǔtiānyì, lit. like a tiger that has grown wings/with redoubled power (idiom)
雅虎 Yǎhǔ, Yahoo, Internet portal
奉达虎 白虎星 飞虎队 fēihǔduì, [飛虎隊], Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two/Hong Kong nickname for po...
白虎帮 虎口脱险 白虎 Báihǔ, White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)/(slang) hairless female genital...
虎头 虎牙 hǔyá, (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
勇虎 陆虎 深入虎穴 虎背 老虎凳 lǎohǔdèng, tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizont...
为虎作伥 wèihǔzuòchāng, [為虎作倀], to act as accomplice to the tiger/to help a villain do evil (idiom)
原战虎 张弼虎 和俊虎 虎克 虎骨 hǔgǔ, tiger bone (used in TCM)
虎钳 hǔqián, [虎鉗], vise
金延虎 兆虎 虎虎生威 养虎 云镇虎 野虎 过勇虎 秋老虎 qiūlǎohǔ, hot spell during autumn/Indian summer
君虎 金尚虎 田虎三 景虎军 龙虎 lónghǔ, [龍虎], outstanding people/water and fire (in Daoist writing)
幼虎 崔戚虎 阿虎真 虎威 虎将 hǔjiàng, [虎將], valiant general
虎年 hǔnián, Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
母虎 于景虎 路虎 Lùhǔ, Land Rover
爬山虎 páshānhǔ, Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
谈虎色变 tánhǔsèbiàn, [談虎色變], to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/to be scared at the mere mention ...
龙虎榜 李俊虎 虎狼
蹲 ⇒
蹲 dūn, to crouch/to squat/to stay (somewhere)
蹲点 dūndiǎn, [蹲點], (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain fir...
蹲伏 dūnfú, to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
炮 ⇒
炮 bāo/páo/pào, [砲], to sauté/to fry/to dry by heating, to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or par...
大炮 dàpào, [大砲], big gun/cannon/artillery/one who talks big/trad. form 大炮 also used/CL:門|门[mén],尊...
炮弹 pàodàn, [炮彈], artillery shell/CL:枚[méi]
迫击炮 pǎijīpào, [迫擊炮], mortar (weapon)
开炮 kāipào, [開砲], to open fire
炮火 pàohuǒ, artillery barrage/gunfire
枪炮 qiāngpào, [槍砲], firearm
火炮 huǒpào, [火砲], cannon/gun/artillery, cannon/gun/artillery
炮手 pàoshǒu, [砲手], gunner/artillery crew
炮兵 pàobīng, artillery soldier/gunner
鞭炮 biānpào, firecrackers/string of small firecrackers/CL:枚[méi]
炮塔 pàotǎ, gun turret
炮轰 pàohōng, [炮轟]/[砲轟], to bombard/to bomb/(fig.) to criticize/to roast, to bombard/to bomb/trad. also w...
炮击 pàojī, [炮擊]/[砲擊], to shell/to bombard/bombardment, to shell/to bombard/bombardment
马后炮 mǎhòupào, [馬後炮]/[馬後砲], lit. firing after the horse/fig. belated action/giving advice in hindsight, lit....
高射炮 gāoshèpào, anti-aircraft gun
加农炮 jiānóngpào, [加農炮], cannon (loanword)
火箭炮 huǒjiànpào, rocket artillery
炮灰 pàohuī, cannon fodder
炮声 打炮 dǎpào, to open fire with artillery/to set off firecrackers/to make one's stage debut/(s...
炮台 pàotái, [砲臺], fort/battery
炮制 páozhì, [炮製], to concoct/to invent/to fabricate/to produce/to process/processing and curing (C...
重炮 zhòngpào, [重砲], heavy artillery
如法炮制 rúfǎpáozhì, [如法炮製], lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)/fig. to follow a set pattern
炮艇 pàotǐng, [砲艇], gunboat
放炮 榴弹炮 liúdànpào, [榴彈炮], howitzer
礼炮 lǐpào, [禮炮], gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)/salvo
舰炮 高炮 鞭炮声 炮位 连珠炮 liánzhūpào, [連珠砲], barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)
放空炮 fàngkōngpào, (lit.) to fire blank shots/(fig.) to be all talk and no action/to shoot one's mo...
空炮 机炮 鸟枪换炮 niǎoqiānghuànpào, [鳥槍換炮], bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
排炮 páipào, to fire a salvo/broadside/cannonade
糖衣炮弹 tángyīpàodàn, [糖衣炮彈], sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupti...
炮仗 pàozhang, firecracker
炮舰 pàojiàn, [炮艦]/[砲艦], gunship, gunboat/gunship
钢炮 炮筒子 哑炮 土炮