虎骨
hǔ gǔ
Pinyin
Definition
虎骨
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- tiger bone (used in TCM)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
- 2 fig. etched in one's memory
- 3 unforgettable
- 1 pork chop
- 2 pork cutlet
- 3 spare ribs
- 4 (coll.) skinny person
- 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
- 2 fig. vigorous and lively
- 1 crouching tiger
- 2 fig. major figure in hiding
- 3 concealed talent
Idioms (20)
一山不容二虎
- 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
- 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
- 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三人成虎
- 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
- 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
九牛二虎之力
- 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗,必有一伤
- 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
- 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt