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一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
东北虎 | 東北虎
dōng běi hǔ
  1. 1 Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
两虎相争 | 兩虎相爭
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤 | 兩虎相爭，必有一傷
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗 | 兩虎相鬥
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗，必有一伤 | 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
为虎作伥 | 為虎作倀
wèi hǔ zuò chāng
  1. 1 to act as accomplice to the tiger
  2. 2 to help a villain do evil (idiom)
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤 | 二虎相鬥，必有一傷
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
五虎将 | 五虎將
Wǔ hǔ jiàng
  1. 1 Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠
伏虎
fú hǔ
  1. 1 to subdue a tiger
  2. 2 fig. to prevail over sinister forces
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
  1. 1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
养虎为患 | 養虎為患
yǎng hǔ wéi huàn
  1. 1 lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
  2. 2 fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
养虎伤身 | 養虎傷身
yǎng hǔ shāng shēn
  1. 1 Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
  2. 2 to cherish a snake in one's bosom