卧虎 臥虎
卧虎 臥虎 wò hǔ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ ngo6 fu2
- crouching tiger
- fig. major figure in hiding
- concealed talent
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卧 臥
- 卧室 臥室 wò shì ㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ngo6 sat1 bedroom
- 卧房 臥房 wò fáng ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄤˊ ngo6 fong4 bedroom
- 卧铺 臥鋪 wò pù ㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄨˋ ngo6 pou1 a bed (on a train)
- 仰卧 仰臥 yǎng wò ㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ joeng5 ngo6 to lie supine
- 伏卧 伏臥 fú wò ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ fuk6 ngo6 lying down
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- 俯卧 俯臥 fǔ wò ㄈㄨˇ ㄨㄛˋ fu2 ngo6 to lie prone
- 倒卧 倒臥 dǎo wò ㄉㄠˇ ㄨㄛˋ dou2 ngo6 to lie down
- 侧卧 側臥 cè wò ㄘㄜˋ ㄨㄛˋ zak1 ngo6 to lie on one's side
- 僵卧 僵臥 jiāng wò ㄐㄧㄤ ㄨㄛˋ goeng1 ngo6 to lie rigid and motionless
- 动卧 動臥 dòng wò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄛˋ dung6 ngo6 D-class (high-speed) sleeper train (D stands for Dongche 动车) (abbr. for 卧铺动车组列车)
- 横卧 橫臥 héng wò ㄏㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ waang4 ngo6 to recline
- 硬卧 硬臥 yìng wò ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄛˋ ngaang6 ngo6 hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)
- 卧位 臥位 wò wèi ㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋ ngo6 wai2 berth
- 卧佛 臥佛 wò fó ㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄛˊ ngo6 fat6 reclining Buddha
- 卧倒 臥倒 wò dǎo ㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˇ ngo6 dou2 to lie down
- 卧内 臥內 wò nèi ㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄟˋ ngo6 noi6 bedroom
- 卧具 臥具 wò jù ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄩˋ ngo6 geoi6 bedding
- 卧床 臥床 wò chuáng ㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ngo6 cong4 to lie in bed
- 卧底 臥底 wò dǐ ㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˇ ngo6 dai2 to hide (as an undercover agent)
- 卧式 臥式 wò shì ㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ ngo6 sik1 (of an object or device) horizontal in design; intended to lie flat or operate in a lying position
虎
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ maa1 fu1 careless
- 伏虎 fú hǔ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ fuk6 fu2 to subdue a tiger
- 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)
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- 猛虎 měng hǔ ㄇㄥˇ ㄏㄨˇ maang5 fu2 fierce tiger
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 盘龙卧虎 盤龍臥虎 pán lóng wò hǔ ㄆㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ pun4 lung4 ngo6 fu2 lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
- 食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí ㄕˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1 to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
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- 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)
- 豺狼虎豹 chái láng hǔ bào ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄠˋ caai4 long4 fu2 paau3 lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom)
- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
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- 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)