约翰 約翰 yuē hàn John (name) / Johan (name) / Johann (name) 名义 名義 míng yì name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose syn 姓名 xìng míng surname and given name / full name syn 老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 维多利亚 維多利亞 wéi duō lì yà (name) Victoria / (place name) Victoria (capital of the Seychelles, southeastern state in Australia etc) 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc syn 大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn 名称 名稱 míng chēng name (of a thing) / name (of an organization) syn 化名 huà míng to go by an alias / to assume a false name / alias / pseudonym / assumed name syn 猛虎 měng hǔ fierce tiger 弗洛伊德 fú luò yī dé Floyd (name) / Freud (name) / Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis 点名 點名 diǎn míng roll call / to mention sb by name / (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name syn 假名 jiǎ míng false name / pseudonym / alias / pen name / the Japanese kana scripts / hiragana 平假名[ping2 jia3 ming2] and katakana 片假名[pian4 jia3 ming2] syn 起名 qǐ míng to name / to christen / to take a name 虎视眈眈 虎視眈眈 hǔ shì dān dān to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously syn 生龙活虎 生龍活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively syn 虎口 hǔ kǒu tiger's den / dangerous place / the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand syn 阿兰 阿蘭 ā lán Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name) / A-lan (Chinese female name) 冒名顶替 冒名頂替 mào míng dǐng tì to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom) / to impersonate / to pose under a false name syn 别称 別稱 bié chēng another name / alternative name syn 大和 dà hé Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name, a surname etc / Daiwa, a Japanese place name, business name etc 骑虎难下 騎虎難下 qí hǔ nán xià if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway syn 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 小名 xiǎo míng pet name for a child / childhood name syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 万金油 萬金油 wàn jīn yóu Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades syn 代称 代稱 dài chēng alternative name / to refer to sth by another name / antonomasia 纸老虎 紙老虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ paper tiger syn 有名无实 有名無實 yǒu míng wú shí lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) / exists only in name / nominal syn 金陵 jīn líng pre-Han name for Nanjing / common place name 大虫 大蟲 dà chóng tiger syn 龙争虎斗 龍爭虎鬥 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom) / fierce battle between giants syn 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom) / fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people syn 如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom) syn 白虎 bái hǔ White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky) / (slang) hairless female genitalia 洪武 hóng wǔ Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖[Ming2 Tai4 zu3] 并称 並稱 bìng chēng joint name / combined name syn 本名 běn míng original name / real name / (of foreigners) first name / given name 为虎作伥 為虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil (idiom) syn 永乐 永樂 yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3] 年号 年號 nián hào reign title / era name (name for either the entire reign of an emperor or one part of it) / year number (such as 2016 or 甲子) 正德 zhèng dé Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照[Zhu1 Hou4 zhao4] (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗[Ming2 Wu3 zong1] 乳名 rǔ míng infant name / pet name for a child syn 天顺 天順 tiān shùn Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[Zhu1 Qi2 zhen4] (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗[Ying1 zong1] 谈虎色变 談虎色變 tán hǔ sè biàn to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / to be scared at the mere mention of syn 天后 tiān hòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3] / Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) 品名 pǐn míng name of product / brand name 申城 shēn chéng alternative name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / alternative name for Xinyang City, Henan 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4] 高梁 gāo liáng Takahashi (name) / Takahashi city in Okayama prefecture, Japan / Highbridge (name) 东北虎 東北虎 dōng běi hǔ Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) 百胜 百勝 bǎi shèng BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company / PakSing, common Hong Kong company name 雅各 yǎ gè Jacob (name) / James (name) 四象 sì xiàng four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3] 伏虎 fú hǔ to subdue a tiger / fig. to prevail over sinister forces 俗名 sú míng vernacular name / lay name (of a priest) syn 藏龙卧虎 藏龍臥虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom) / fig. talented individuals in hiding / concealed talent syn 虎跳峡 虎跳峽 hǔ tiào xiá Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1sha1jiang1] in Yunnan 花名 huā míng name of a person on the household register (old) / name on a roster / professional name of a prostitute / pseudonym / nickname 华南虎 華南虎 huá nán hǔ South China Tiger 未命名 wèi mìng míng untitled / unnamed / no name / nameless / unknown name 宣德 xuān dé Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基[Zhu1 Zhan1 ji1] (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗[Ming2 Xuan1 zong1] 石虎 shí hǔ leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits 虎符 hǔ fú 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.) syn 龙腾虎跃 龍騰虎躍 lóng téng hǔ yuè lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom) / fig. prosperous and bustling / vigorous and active syn 表字 biǎo zì literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) / courtesy name syn 称 稱 chēng to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise syn 虎 hǔ tiger / CL:隻|只[zhi1] syn 氏 shì clan name / maiden name syn 亚历山大 亞歷山大 yà lì shān dà Alexander (name) / Alexandria (town name) 欧文 歐文 ōu wén Owen (name) / Erwin (name) / Irvine, California 唬 hǔ a tiger's roar / to scare / to intimidate / (coll.) to fool / to bluff syn 名副其实 名副其實 míng fù qí shí not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) / aptly named / worthy of the name syn 彪 biāo (literary) tiger stripes / (by extension) ornate and brightly colored / (by synecdoche) young tiger / (fig.) strong / stalwart / (old) classifier for troops 渝 yú short name for Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] / old name of Jialing River 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 Jiang1] in Sichuan 虎子 hǔ zǐ tiger cub / brave young man syn 剑齿虎 劍齒虎 jiàn chǐ hǔ saber-toothed tiger 泸 瀘 lú old name of a river in Jiangxi / place name 虎骨 hǔ gǔ tiger bone (used in TCM) 寅 yín 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger / ancient Chinese compass point: 60° syn 虎年 hǔ nián Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010) 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn 饿虎扑食 餓虎撲食 è hǔ pū shí like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey 解铃还须系铃人 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom) / fig. whoever started the trouble should end it 老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) 势成骑虎 勢成騎虎 shì chéng qí hǔ if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway syn 初生之犊不畏虎 初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom) / fig. the fearlessness of youth 虎狮兽 虎獅獸 hǔ shī shòu tigon or tiglon, hybrid cross between a male tiger and a lioness 荀 xún (archaic) name of a plant mentioned in ancient texts / name of a state that existed during the Zhou dynasty in present-day Shanxi 伥 倀 chāng (bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others 那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn 名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 名 míng name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people syn 总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn 水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn 杰克 傑克 jié kè Jack (name) 命 mìng life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc syn 代表 dài biǎo representative / delegate / CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / to represent / to stand for / on behalf of / in the name of syn 收 shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name) syn 字 zì letter / symbol / character / word / CL:個|个[ge4] / courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China syn 帽子 mào zi hat / cap / (fig.) label / bad name / CL:頂|顶[ding3] syn 