饿虎扑食 — “To act with fierce and swift movements”
饿虎扑食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act with fierce and swift movements”. Like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. Literally, “hungry tiger pouncing on food”.
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饿虎扑食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饿虎扑食 Character Breakdown
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他一看到桌上的点心，立刻饿虎扑食般地冲了过去
As soon as he saw the snacks on the table, he rushed over like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
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Synonyms of 饿虎扑食
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- 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tūn吞yáng羊hungry tiger devours a lamb
- 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 饿虎扑食 mean?
饿虎扑食 (è hǔ pū shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act with fierce and swift movements”.
How do you pronounce 饿虎扑食?
饿虎扑食 is pronounced è hǔ pū shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿虎扑食 literally mean?
Literally, 饿虎扑食 means “hungry tiger pouncing on food”. It is used to mean “to act with fierce and swift movements”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿虎扑食?
象饥饿的老虎扑向食物一样。比喻动作猛烈而迅速。