饿虎见羊 — “Hungry tiger sees sheep”
饿虎见羊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pounce on something eagerly and fiercely, like a famished tiger spotting a lamb; to be rapacious and aggressive upon seeing a coveted target”. Literally, “Hungry tiger sees sheep”.
饿虎见羊 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饿虎见羊 Character Breakdown
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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pū扑shí食pounce like a hungry tiger
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What does 饿虎见羊 mean?
饿虎见羊 (è hǔ jiàn yáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pounce on something eagerly and fiercely, like a famished tiger spotting a lamb; to be rapacious and aggressive upon seeing a coveted target”.
How do you pronounce 饿虎见羊?
饿虎见羊 is pronounced è hǔ jiàn yáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿虎见羊 literally mean?
Literally, 饿虎见羊 means “Hungry tiger sees sheep”. It is used to mean “to pounce on something eagerly and fiercely, like a famished tiger spotting a lamb; to be rapacious and aggressive upon seeing a coveted target”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿虎见羊?
饥饿的老虎见到一只羊羔。比喻迅猛贪婪