猛虎
Chinese edit
ferocious; suddenly; fierce ferocious; suddenly; fierce; violent; abrupt |
tiger | ||
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trad. (猛虎) | 猛 | 虎 | |
simp. #(猛虎) | 猛 | 虎 |
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猛虎
- (literally) fierce tiger
- 且夫為從者,無以異於驅群羊而攻猛虎,虎之與羊不格明矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Qiě fú wéi cóng zhě, wú yǐ yìyú qū qún yáng ér gōng měnghǔ, hǔ zhī yǔ yáng bù gé míng yǐ. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
且夫为从者,无以异于驱群羊而攻猛虎,虎之与羊不格明矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 猛虎,猛虎,火焰似的燒紅 / 在深夜的莽叢, / 何等神明的巨眼或是手 / 能擘畫你的駭人的雄厚? [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1931 August, Xu Zhimo, 《猛虎》 (translation of The Tyger)
- Měnghǔ, měnghǔ, huǒyàn shìde shāohóng / zài shēnyè de mǎngcóng, / héděng shénmíng de jùyǎn huòshì shǒu / néng bòhuà nǐ de hàirén de xiónghòu? [Pinyin]
- Tyger Tyger. burning bright, / In the forests of the night; / What immortal hand or eye. / Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
猛虎,猛虎,火焰似的烧红 / 在深夜的莽丛, / 何等神明的巨眼或是手 / 能擘画你的骇人的雄厚? [MSC, simp.]
- (figurative) fierce warrior
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猛虎
- (~嶼) Menghu Islet (an island in Lieyu, Kinmen County, Taiwan)
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猛 | 虎 |
もう Grade: S |
こ Grade: S |
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猛 | 虎 |