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虎 (fu2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

虎 (fu2, hǔ) — (slang) wife (who is savage and mean usually); tiger M: 只zhī [只]; brave; fierce; vigorous; a surname; a notorious figure amongst the world of triad gangs

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 虎狼 (fu2 long4) — to describe someone who is as ferocious or ruthless as tigers and wolves
• 虎穴 (fu2 jyut6) — tiger's den; dangerous place (spoken)
• 虎落平陽被犬欺 (fu2 lok6 ping4 joeng4 bei6 hyun2 hei1) — A man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity
• 虎豹別墅 (fu2 paau3 bit6 seoi5) — Haw Par Mansion; Tiger Balm Garden, located in Hong Kong
• 虎爪 (fu2 zaau2) — literally: a tiger's claw; a tense fighting grip [colloquial]
• 虎不拉 (fu2 bat1 laai1) — (dialect) shrike; Taiwan pr. [hu3 bu5 la1]

Chengyu with this character

• 狐假虎威 — To strut on power that is not your own — a title, a patron, a uniform. Used to cut a bully down to size: the fear comes from the tiger behind, not the fox in front.

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