饿虎吞羊 — “Hungry tiger devours sheep”
饿虎吞羊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pounce on something fiercely and voraciously, like a hungry tiger devouring a lamb; to act with swiftness and greed”. Literally, “Hungry tiger devours sheep”.
饿虎吞羊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 饿
- è饿sǐ死shì事dà大Starvation is a matter of utmost importance
- è饿sǐ死shì事xiǎo小，，shī失jié节shì事dà大Moral integrity outweighs personal hardship
- è饿piǎo殍zhěn枕jí藉starved corpses lying piled up
- è饿piǎo殍mǎn满dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo殍zài载dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo殍biàn遍yě野starved corpses everywhere
- è饿piǎo莩zài载dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo莩biàn遍yě野starved corpses all over the fields
- è饿hǔ虎zhī之qī蹊A perilous or extremely dangerous place
- è饿hǔ虎pū扑yáng羊pounce fiercely and swiftly
- è饿hǔ虎qín擒yáng羊hungry tiger seizes lamb
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What does 饿虎吞羊 mean?
饿虎吞羊 (è hǔ tūn yáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pounce on something fiercely and voraciously, like a hungry tiger devouring a lamb; to act with swiftness and greed”.
How do you pronounce 饿虎吞羊?
饿虎吞羊 is pronounced è hǔ tūn yáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿虎吞羊 literally mean?
Literally, 饿虎吞羊 means “Hungry tiger devours sheep”. It is used to mean “to pounce on something fiercely and voraciously, like a hungry tiger devouring a lamb; to act with swiftness and greed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿虎吞羊?
饥饿的老虎活吞一只羊羔。比喻迅猛贪婪。