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如虎添翼 — “To add wings to a tiger”

如虎添翼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to add wings to a tiger”. To give powerful help to one who is already strong; to make the strong stronger. Literally, “like a tiger add wings”.

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如虎添翼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 如rú
  • 虎hǔ
  • 添tiān
  • 翼yì

如虎添翼 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
如
rú6like, as, if
虎
hǔ8Tiger; brave; intimidate
添
tiān11add, increase, or supplement
翼
yì17wing, assist, cautious

Example Sentence with 如虎添翼

小明本来就很擅长编程,现在又得到了一位经验丰富的导师指导,真是如虎添翼。
Xiao Ming was already very good at programming, and now with guidance from an experienced mentor, it's truly like adding wings to a tiger.

Idioms Related to 如虎添翼

Synonyms of 如虎添翼

  • jǐn锦shàng上tiān添huā花add flowers to brocade

Antonyms of 如虎添翼

  • xuě雪shàng上jiā加shuāng霜make an already bad situation worse

More idioms starting with 如

  • rú如bù不shèng胜yī衣extremely frail and thin
  • rú如qiū丘ér而zhǐ止give up easily at first difficulty
  • rú如sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as if one's parents had just died
  • rú如lín临dà大dí敌as if facing a formidable enemy
  • rú如lín临shēn深yuān渊extremely cautious as if on abyss brink
  • rú如lín临shēn深gǔ谷extremely cautious as if on a cliff edge
  • rú如zhī之nài奈hé何What can be done about it
  • rú如rén人yǐn饮shuǐ水,,lěng冷nuǎn暖zì自zhī知only personal experience reveals true feelings
  • rú如xiōng兄rú如dì弟like brothers
  • rú如rù入bǎo宝shān山kōng空shǒu手huí回miss great opportunities
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之dì地to move with great ease and boldness
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之jìng境to advance effortlessly without resistance

Questions about 如虎添翼

What does 如虎添翼 mean?
如虎添翼 (rú hǔ tiān yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to add wings to a tiger”.
How do you pronounce 如虎添翼?
如虎添翼 is pronounced rú hǔ tiān yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 如虎添翼 literally mean?
Literally, 如虎添翼 means “like a tiger add wings”. It is used to mean “to add wings to a tiger”.
What is the Chinese definition of 如虎添翼?
好象老虎长上了翅膀。比喻强有力的人得到帮助变得更加强有力。
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