tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

fierce tiger

careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy

careless; casual; vague; not so bad; so-so; tolerable; fair

Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

tigress; (fig.) fierce woman; vixen

lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom); fig. vigorous and lively

Yahoo, Internet portal

to subdue a tiger; fig. to prevail over sinister forces

crouching tiger; fig. major figure in hiding; concealed talent

gecko; house lizard

Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)

White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky); (slang) hairless female genitalia

Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4]

leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis); sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits

fierce animals

see 艾鼬[ai4 you4]

vigorous; formidable; strong

jumping spider (family Salticidae)

Land Rover

outstanding people; water and fire (in Daoist writing)

Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

saber-toothed tiger

South China Tiger

stumbling block

gas guzzler

Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

electricity hog; electricity guzzler

hot spell during autumn; Indian summer

man with a big smile and evil intentions

paper tiger

jaguar

three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

lit. like wolves and tigers; ruthless

(bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus)

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

(bird species of China) blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)

(bird species of China) chestnut-headed bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)

lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject; uninspired imitation

lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent

(bird species of China) Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

(coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name)

(bird species of China) blue-throated bee-eater (Merops viridis)

lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom); fig. talented individuals in hiding; concealed talent

muddle-headed

to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

(bird species of China) European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)