饿虎擒羊 — “Hungry tiger seizes lamb”
饿虎擒羊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act with the swiftness and ferocity of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, often implying greed or rapaciousness”. Literally, “hungry tiger seizes lamb”.
饿虎擒羊 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tūn吞yáng羊hungry tiger devours a lamb
- è饿hǔ虎pū扑yáng羊pounce fiercely and swiftly
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What does 饿虎擒羊 mean?
饿虎擒羊 (è hǔ qín yáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act with the swiftness and ferocity of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, often implying greed or rapaciousness”.
How do you pronounce 饿虎擒羊?
饿虎擒羊 is pronounced è hǔ qín yáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿虎擒羊 literally mean?
Literally, 饿虎擒羊 means “hungry tiger seizes lamb”. It is used to mean “to act with the swiftness and ferocity of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, often implying greed or rapaciousness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿虎擒羊?
像饥饿的老虎捕食羔羊一样。比喻迅猛贪婪。