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"Tamil Tigers" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
泰米尔猛虎组织 泰米爾猛虎組織 tài mǐ ěr měng hǔ zǔ zhī Tamil Tigers
Chinese Pinyin Translation
飞虎队 飛虎隊 fēi hǔ duì Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two / Hong Kong nickname for police special duties unit
四小龙 四小龍 sì xiǎo lóng Four Asian Tigers / East Asian Tigers / Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
泰米尔 泰米爾 tài mǐ ěr Tamil
坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted syn
陈纳德 陳納德 chén nà dé (Claire) Chennault, commander of Flying Tigers during World War II
降龙伏虎 降龍伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom) syn
马德拉斯 馬德拉斯 mǎ dé lā sī Madras or Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4], capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India
如狼似虎 rú láng sì hǔ lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless syn
钦奈 欽奈 qīn nài Chennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米爾納德邦|泰米尔纳德邦[Tai4 mi3 er3 Na4 de2 bang1] / formerly called Madras 馬德拉斯|马德拉斯[Ma3 de2 la1 si1]
两虎相斗 兩虎相鬥 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu lit. two tigers fight (idiom) / fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries / a battle of the giants
暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) / fig. to display foolhardy courage
虎踞龙盘 虎踞龍盤 hǔ jù lóng pán lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom) / fig. forbidding terrain syn
虎踞龙蟠 虎踞龍蟠 hǔ jù lóng pán lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom) / fig. forbidding terrain syn
豺狼虎豹 chái láng hǔ bào jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / animals who are dangerous to man and cattle / fierce and cruel people syn
初生牛犊不怕虎 初生牛犢不怕虎 chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom) / fig. the young are fearless
泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织 泰米爾伊拉姆猛虎解放組織 tài mǐ ěr yī lā mǔ měng hǔ jiě fàng zǔ zhī Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
泰米尔语 泰米爾語 tài mǐ ěr yǔ Tamil language
泰米尔纳德邦 泰米爾納德邦 tài mǐ ěr nà dé bāng Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
泰米尔纳德 泰米爾納德 tài mǐ ěr nà dé Tamil Nadu, southeast Indian state, capital Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4] / formerly Madras state 馬德拉斯邦|马德拉斯邦[Ma3 de2 la1 si1 bang1]
泰米尔文 tài mǐ ěr wén Tamil
两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤 兩虎相爭，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
二虎相斗，必有一伤 二虎相鬥，必有一傷 èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
两虎相斗，必有一伤 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ - xiāng dòu , bì yǒu - yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
豺狼虎豹 chái - láng - hǔ - bào lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom) / fig. nasty, cruel people syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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