虎符 hǔ fú ㄏㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ fu2 fu4
- tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
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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
- 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)
符
- 相符 xiāng fú ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄨˊ soeng1 fu4 to match
- 符合 fú hé ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ fu4 hap6 in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement)
- 符号 符號 fú hào ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄠˋ fu4 hou2 symbol; mark; sign
- 不符 bù fú ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ bat1 fu4 inconsistent
- 兵符 bīng fú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄈㄨˊ bing1 fu4 see 虎符
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- 字符 zì fú ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˊ zi6 fu4 character (computing)
- 形符 xíng fú ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ jing4 fu4 semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂 in 刻)
- 意符 yì fú ㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji3 fu4 semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂 in 刻)
- 盘符 盤符 pán fú ㄆㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ pun4 fu4 drive letter (letter assigned to a disk drive or partition) (computing)
- 祥符 Xiáng fú ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄈㄨˊ coeng4 fu4 see 祥符区
- 符串 fú chuàn ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄢˋ fu4 cyun3 string (as in "character string")
- 符印 fú yìn ㄈㄨˊ ㄧㄣˋ fu4 jan3 sigil; talismanic mark or symbol; (ritual) seal
- 符咒 fú zhòu ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄡˋ fu4 zau3 charm
- 符文 fú wén ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ fu4 man4 rune
- 符板 fú bǎn ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄢˇ fu4 baan2 a charm to protect against evil spirits
- 符牌 fú pái ㄈㄨˊ ㄆㄞˊ fu4 paai4 a talisman or lucky charm
- 符箓 符籙 fú lù ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ fu4 luk6 (Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers
- 符记 符記 fú jì ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ fu4 gei3 token
- 声符 聲符 shēng fú ㄕㄥ ㄈㄨˊ sing1 fu4 phonetic component of a Chinese character (e.g. the component 青 in 清)
- 灵符 靈符 líng fú ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ling4 fu4 Daoist talisman
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 名不符实 名不符實 míng bù fú shí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄕˊ ming4 bat1 fu4 sat6 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
- 同符合契 tóng fú hé qì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˋ tung4 fu4 hap6 kai3 same sign, joint aim (idiom); fig. completely compatible
- 言行不符 yán xíng bù fú ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ jin4 hang4 bat1 fu4 (idiom) to say one thing and do another