Chinese Character Dictionary

虎毒不食子

hŭ dú bù shí zĭ

a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)

虎爪派

hŭ zhuă pài

Hu Zhua Pai - "Tiger Claw Sytem" - Martial Art

虎父无犬子

hŭ fù wú quăn zĭ

lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.

虎牌

Hŭ Pái

Tiger Brand (beer)

虎牙

hŭ yá

maxillary canine

虎狮兽

hŭ shī shòu

tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness

虎皮鹦鹉

hŭ pí yīng wŭ

budgerigar

虎背熊腰

hŭ bèi xióng yāo

back of a tiger and waist of a bear

虎视眈眈

hŭ shì dān dān

to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)

虎起脸

hŭ qĭ liăn

to take a fierce look

虎跳峡

Hŭ tiào xiá

Tiger's leap falls on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jīn shā jiāng] in Lijiang Naxi autonomous county 麗江納西族自治縣|丽江纳西族自治县[Lì jiāng Nà xī zú zì zhì xiàn], Yunnan

虎踞龙盘

hŭ jù lóng pán

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

虎踞龙蟠

hŭ jù lóng pán

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

虎蹲炮

hŭ dūn pào

a short-barreled mortar

虎钳

hŭ qián

vise

虎门

Hŭ mén

the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong

虎门镇

Hŭ mén Zhèn

Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平[Tài píng], a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市|东莞市[Dōng guăn shì], Guangdong

虎头牌

hŭ tóu pái

The Tiger tablet, Yuan dynasty play by Li Zhifu 李直夫[Lĭ Zhí fū]

虎头蛇尾

hŭ tóu shé wĕi

lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

虎头蜂

hŭ tóu fēng

hornet

虎骨

hŭ gŭ

tiger bone (used in TCM)

虎魄

hŭ pò

variant of 琥珀[hŭ pò]

虎鲸

hŭ jīng

killer whale (Orcinus orca)

虐

nu:è

oppressive

虐待

nu:è dài

to mistreat

虐待狂

nu:è dài kuáng

sadism

虐杀

nu:è shā

to mistreat and kill

虒

sī

amphibious animal with one horn

虓

xiāo

roar of a tiger

虔

qián

to act with reverence

虔信

qián xìn

piety

虔信主义

qián xìn zhŭ yì

fideism

虔信派

qián xìn pài

pious sect

虔信者

qián xìn zhĕ

pious believer

虔敬

qián jìng

reverent

虔诚

qián chéng

pious

处

chŭ

to reside

处世

chŭ shì

to conduct oneself in society

处世之道

chŭ shì zhī dào

way of life

处世原则

chŭ shì yuán zé

a maxim

处之泰然

chŭ zhī tài rán

to take things calmly (idiom); not losing one's cool

处事

chŭ shì

to handle affairs

处事原则

chŭ shì yuán zé

a maxim

处分

chŭ fèn

to discipline sb

处在

chŭ zài

to be situated at

处堂燕雀

chù táng yàn què

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living

处境

chŭ jìng

plight

处女

chŭ nu:3

virgin

处女作

chŭ nu:3 zuò

first publication

处女座

Chŭ nu:3 zuò

Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

处女膜

chŭ nu:3 mó

hymen

处女航

chŭ nu:3 háng

maiden voyage

处子秀

chŭ zĭ xiù

first show

处心积虑

chŭ xīn jī lu:4

to think through sth deliberately and methodically (idiom); to rack one's brains

处所

chù suŏ

place

处方

chŭ fāng

medical prescription

处于

chŭ yú

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

处暑

Chŭ shŭ

Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd August-7th September

处死

chŭ sĭ

an execution

处决

chŭ jué

to execute (a condemned criminal)