伏虎 fú hǔ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ fuk6 fu2
- to subdue a tiger
- fig. to prevail over sinister forces
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伏
- 埋伏 mái fú ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨˊ maai4 fuk6 to ambush
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
- 中伏 zhōng fú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
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- 中伏 zhòng fú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 to be ambushed
- 乞伏 Qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hat1 fuk6 tribe of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people
- 二伏 èr fú ㄦˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji6 fuk6 中伏
- 伏侍 fú shi ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄕ fuk6 si6 variant of 服侍
- 伏兵 fú bīng ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fuk6 bing1 hidden troops
- 伏地 fú dì ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ fuk6 dei6 to lie prostrate
- 伏天 fú tiān ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ fuk6 tin1 see 三伏
- 伏安 fú ān ㄈㄨˊ ㄢ fuk6 on1 volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)
- 伏惟 fú wéi ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ fuk6 wai4 to lie prostrate; to prostrate oneself (in veneration)
- 伏击 伏擊 fú jī ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧ fuk6 gik1 ambush
- 伏案 fú àn ㄈㄨˊ ㄢˋ fuk6 on3 to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
- 伏汛 fú xùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ fuk6 seon3 summer flood
- 伏法 fú fǎ ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ fuk6 faat3 to be executed
- 伏流 fú liú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ fuk6 lau4 hidden stream
- 伏特 fú tè ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ fuk6 dak6 (loanword) volt
虎
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ maa1 fu1 careless
- 壁虎 bì hǔ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨˇ bik1 fu2 gecko; house lizard
- 寅虎 yín hǔ ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨˇ jan4 fu2 Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
- 猛虎 měng hǔ ㄇㄥˇ ㄏㄨˇ maang5 fu2 fierce tiger
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- 白虎 Bái hǔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨˇ baak6 fu2 White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)
- 石虎 Shí Hǔ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˇ sek6 fu2 Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 后赵
- 石虎 shí hǔ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˇ sek6 fu2 leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
- 罴虎 羆虎 pí hǔ ㄆㄧˊ ㄏㄨˇ bei1 fu2 fierce animals
- 卧虎 臥虎 wò hǔ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ ngo6 fu2 crouching tiger
- 艾虎 ài hǔ ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ ngaai6 fu2 see 艾鼬
- 虎丘 Hǔ qiū ㄏㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄡ fu2 jau1 see 虎丘区
- 虎口 hǔ kǒu ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ fu2 hau2 tiger's den
- 虎子 hǔ zǐ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ fu2 zi2 tiger cub
- 虎将 虎將 hǔ jiàng ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ fu2 zoeng3 valiant general
- 虎尾 Hǔ wěi ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ fu2 mei5 Huwei town in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 虎年 hǔ nián ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ fu2 nin4 Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
- 虎林 Hǔ lín ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ fu2 lam4 see 虎林市
- 虎牌 Hǔ Pái ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄞˊ fu2 paai4 Tiger Brand (beer)
- 虎牙 hǔ yá ㄏㄨˇ ㄧㄚˊ fu2 ngaa4 (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
Idioms with these characters
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 伏龙凤雏 伏龍鳳雛 fú lóng fèng chú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄨˊ fuk6 lung4 fung6 co1 hidden genius (idiom)
- 老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
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- 思潮起伏 sī cháo qǐ fú ㄙ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ si1 ciu4 hei2 fuk6 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
- 危机四伏 危機四伏 wēi jī sì fú ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄈㄨˊ ngai4 gei1 sei3 fuk6 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
- 降龙伏虎 降龍伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
- 夜行昼伏 夜行晝伏 yè xíng zhòu fú ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄈㄨˊ je6 hang4 zau3 fuk6 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
- 暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ bou6 fu2 fung4 ho4 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
- 藏龙卧虎 藏龍臥虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ cong4 lung4 ngo6 fu2 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
- 豺狼虎豹 chái láng hǔ bào ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄠˋ caai4 long4 fu2 paau3 lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom)
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- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
- 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
- 画虎类犬 畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ waak6 fu2 leoi6 hyun2 to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
- 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
- 虎踞龙盘 虎踞龍盤 hǔ jù lóng pán ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4 lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
- 虎踞龙蟠 虎踞龍蟠 hǔ jù lóng pán ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4 lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
- 虎口余生 虎口餘生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ fu2 hau2 jyu4 sang1 lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)