1 to fail (a course)

1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)

2 fig. vigorous and lively

1 universal

2 encyclopedic

3 abbr. for 百科全書|百科全书[bǎi kē quán shū]

1 branch of study

2 administrative section

3 division

4 field

5 branch

6 stage directions

7 family (taxonomy)

8 rules

9 laws

10 to mete out (punishment)

11 to levy (taxes etc)

12 to fine sb

13 classifier: 个 gè

1 science

2 scientific knowledge

3 scientific

4 rational

5 classifier: 门 mén

6 classifier: 个 gè

7 classifier: 种 zhǒng

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

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

1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

1 tremendous strength (idiom)

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