虎 fu² {hǔ}

(slang) wife (who is savage and mean usually)

虎 fu² {hǔ}

1. tiger
2. CL: 隻

虎穴 fu² jyut⁶ {hǔ xué}

tiger's den; dangerous place (spoken)

虎狼 fu² long⁴ {hǔ láng}

to describe someone who is as ferocious or ruthless as tigers and wolves

虎虎 fu² fu² {hǔ hǔ}

1. vigorous
2. formidable
3. strong

虎骨 fu² gwat¹ {hǔ gǔ}

tiger bone (used in TCM)

虎口 fu² hau² {hǔ kǒu}

1. tiger's den
2. dangerous place
3. the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand

虎丘 fu² jau¹ {Hǔ qiū}

Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市, Jiangsu

虎鉗〔-钳〕 fu² kim⁴ {hǔ qián}

vise

虎鯨〔-鲸〕 fu² king⁴ {hǔ jīng}

killer whale (Orcinus orca)

虎林 fu² lam⁴ {Hǔ lín}

Hulin county level city in Jixi 雞西, Heilongjiang

虎尾 fu² mei⁵ {Hǔ wěi}

Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

虎門〔-门〕 fu² mun⁴ {Hǔ mén}

1. the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong
2. Humen Town 虎門鎮

虎牙 fu² ngaa⁴ {hǔ yá}

(coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)

虎年 fu² nin⁴ {hǔ nián}

Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)

虎牌 fu² paai⁴ {Hǔ Pái}

Tiger Brand (beer)

虎子 fu² zi² {hǔ zǐ}

1. tiger cub
2. brave young man

虎將〔-将〕 fu² zoeng³ {hǔ jiàng}

valiant general

虎不拉 {hǔbulā}

1. (dialect) shrike
2. Taiwan pr. [hu3 bu5 la1]

虎不拉 fu² bat¹ laai¹ {hù bu lǎ}

1. (dialect) shrike
2. Taiwan pr. [hu3 bu5 la1]

虎蹲砲〔--炮〕 fu² cyun⁴ paau³ {hǔ dūn pào}

1. a short-barreled mortar
2. an ancient catapult

虎起臉〔--脸〕 fu² hei² lim⁵ {hǔ qǐ liǎn}

to take a fierce look

虎丘區〔--区〕 fu² jau¹ keoi¹ {Hǔ qiū qū}

Huqiu district of Suzhou city 蘇州市, Jiangsu

虎林市 fu² lam⁴ si⁵ {Hǔ lín shì}

Hulin county level city in Jixi 雞西, Heilongjiang

虎列拉 fu² lit⁶ laai¹ {hǔ liè lā}

cholera (loanword)

虎烈拉 fu² lit⁶ laai¹ {hǔ liè lā}

cholera (loanword)

虎尾鎮〔--镇〕 fu² mei⁵ zan³ {Hǔ wěi zhèn}

Huwei town in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

虎門鎮〔-门镇〕 fu² mun⁴ zan³ {Hǔ mén Zhèn}

Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平, a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市, Guangdong

虎獅獸〔-狮兽〕 fu² si¹ sau³ {hǔ shī shòu}

tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness

虎頭蜂〔-头-〕 fu² tau⁴ fung¹ {hǔ tóu fēng}

hornet

虎頭牌〔-头-〕 fu² tau⁴ paai⁴ {hǔ tóu pái}

The Tiger tablet, Yuan dynasty play by Li Zhifu 李直夫

虎跳峽〔--峡〕 fu² tiu³ haap⁶ {Hǔ tiào Xiá}

Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江 in Lijiang Naxi autonomous county 麗江納西族自治縣, Yunnan

虎爪派 fu² zaau² paai³ {hǔ zhuǎ pài}

Hu Zhua Pai - "Tiger Claw Sytem" - Martial Art

虎字頭〔--头〕 fu² zi⁶ tau⁴ {hǔ zì tóu}

1. name of "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)
2. see also 虍

虎豹別墅〔--别-〕 fu² paau³ bit⁶ seoi⁵ {hǔ bào bié shù}

Haw Par Mansion; Tiger Balm Garden, located in Hong Kong

虎斑地鶇〔---鸫〕 fu² baan¹ dei⁶ dung¹ {hǔ bān dì dōng}

(Chinese bird species) scaly thrush (Zoothera dauma)

虎斑鸚鵡〔--鹦鹉〕 fu² baan¹ jing¹ mou⁵ {hǔ bān yīng wǔ}

1. budgerigar (genus Psittacella, several species)
2. budgie

虎背熊腰 fu² bui³ hung⁴ jiu¹ {hǔ bèi xióng yāo}

1. back of a tiger and waist of a bear
2. tough and stocky build

虎踞龍盤〔--龙盘〕 fu² geoi³ lung⁴ pun⁴ {hǔ jù lóng pán}

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

虎踞龍蟠〔--龙-〕 fu² geoi³ lung⁴ pun⁴ {hǔ jù lóng pán}

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

虎口餘生〔--余-〕 fu² hau² jyu⁴ sang¹ {hǔ kǒu yú shēng}

1. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
2. to have a narrow escape

虎紋伯勞〔-纹-劳〕 fu² man⁴ baak³ lou⁴ {hǔ wén bó láo}

(Chinese bird species) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)

虎尾春冰 fu² mei⁵ ceon¹ bing¹ {hǔ wěi chūn bīng}

1. lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
2. fig. extremely dangerous situation

虎皮鸚鵡〔--鹦鹉〕 fu² pei⁴ jing¹ mou⁵ {hǔ pí yīng wǔ}

budgerigar

虎視眈眈〔-视--〕 fu² si⁶ daam¹ daam¹ {hǔ shì dān dān}

1. to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)
2. to eye covetously

虎頭海鵰〔-头-雕〕 fu² tau⁴ hoi² diu¹ {hǔ tóu hǎi diāo}

(Chinese bird species) Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

虎頭蛇尾〔-头--〕 fu² tau⁴ se⁴ mei⁵ {hǔ tóu shé wěi}

lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

虎毒不食子 fu² duk⁶ bat¹ sik⁶ zi² {hǔ dú bù shí zǐ}

1. a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
2. even wild beasts look after their young

虎父無犬子〔--无--〕 fu² fu⁶ mou⁴ hyun² zi² {hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ}

1. lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.
2. like father, like son

虎落平陽被犬欺〔---阳---〕 fu² lok⁶ ping⁴ joeng⁴ bei⁶ hyun² hei¹ {hǔ luò píng yáng bèi quǎn qī}

A man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity