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louˏ₅fuˊ²
Pinyin
lao3 hu3
Translations
noun
tiger; [粵]: a powerful person in the criminal underworld
louˏ₅fuˊ²naaˊ²
Pinyin
lao3 hu3 na3
Translations
noun
a ferocious woman, a shrew
noun
(n.) a tigress; a ferocious woman, sometimes used in a humourous sense to refer to one's wife
wai˗₃louˏ₅fuˊ²geiˉ¹
(喂老虎机)
Pinyin
wei4 lao3 hu3 ji1
Translations
noun
to insert coins into a parking meter
noun
spend a lot of money on(gambling) slot machine; to insert coins into a parking meter
louˏ₅fuˊ²haaiˏ₅
Pinyin
lao3 hu3 xie4
Translations
noun
no matter what (lit., "tiger crab")
noun
Ranina Ranina / red frog crab / spanner crab; to describe a bully who acts in a tyrannous manner; used as a modal particle in a sentence to convey a resolute sense of doing something, similar to saying 'no matter what', 'regardless of whatever'
cauˉ¹louˏ₅fuˊ²
Pinyin
qiu1 lao3 hu3
Translations
noun
hot weather after the start of Autumn; the after summer; "Indian Summer"
baanˍ₆zyuˉ¹hek˗₃louˏ₅fuˊ²
(扮猪吃老虎)
Pinyin
ban4 zhu1 chi1 lao3 hu3
Translations
noun
pretending to be the fool; feigning ignorance (Lit. play the pig to eat the tiger) [粵]: 扮豬食老虎
noun
people who put on a mask and pretend, but their real self will show during important moments; a wolf in sheep's clothing
hek˗₃gok˗₃ziˊ²louˏ₅fuˊ²geiˉ¹
(吃角子老虎机)
Pinyin
chi1 jiao3 zi5 lao3 hu5 ji1
Translations
noun
fruit machine, slot machine
ziˊ²louˏ₅fuˊ²
(纸老虎)
Pinyin
zhi3 lao3 hu3
Translations
noun
a paper tiger, something which seems as threatening as a tiger, but is harmless
mouˏ₅ngaaˎ₄louˏ₅fuˊ²
Pinyin
mao3 ya2 lao3 hu3
Translations
noun
toothless tiger, something/ someone that seems to be powerful and scary yet cannot bite/ strike, the government practicing a law/ policy without enough/ effective enforcement
wai˗₃louˏ₅fu2(gei1)
(喂老虎(机))
Pinyin
wei4 lao3hu3( ji1)
Translations
noun
to insert coins into a parking meter [written and colloquial]
baanˍ₆zyuˉ¹sikˍ₆louˏ₅fuˊ²
(扮猪食老虎)
Pinyin
ban4 zhu1 shi2 lao3 hu3
Translations
noun
pretending to be the fool; feigning ignorance (Lit. play the pig to eat the tiger) [華]: 扮豬吃老虎
noun
(phrase) literally means 'Act like a pig, bite the tiger to death'; pretend to be dumb and harmless while waiting for one's chance to attack an enemy.
louˏ₅fuˊ²haaˉ¹
(老虎虾)
Pinyin
lao3 hu3 xia1
Translations
noun
tiger prawn [粵]: 鬼蝦
louˏ₅fuˊ²baanˉ¹
Pinyin
lao3 hu3 ban1
Translations
noun
brown marbled grouper
louˏ₅fuˊ²ngaaˎ₄
Pinyin
lao3 hu3 ya2
Translations
noun
canine teeth (in humans), cuspids | also seen as 虎牙 | [普]: 犬齒
gamˉ¹maanˏ₅daaˊ²louˏ₅fuˊ²
Pinyin
jin1 wan3 da3 lao3 hu3
Translations
noun
hello; how are you? (old slang)
louˏ₅fuˊ²tauˎ₄soengˍ₆dengˉ¹satˉ¹naaˊ²
(老虎头上钉虱乸)
Pinyin
lao3 hu3 tou2 shang5 ding1 shi1 na2
Translations
noun
(literally: put lice on the tiger's head); to provoke a powerful person or organization
louˏ₅fuˊ²geiˉ¹
(老虎机)
Pinyin
lao3 hu3 ji1
Translations
noun
a parking meter
louˏ₅fuˊ²mˎ₄faat˗₃waiˉ¹dong˗₃bengˍ₆maauˉ¹
(老虎唔发威当病猫)
Pinyin
lao3 hu3 wu2 fa1 wei1 dang1 bing4 mao1
Translations
noun
a tiger taken as an ill cat just because it doesn't roar, a metaphor to say don't underestimate one's power