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一山不容二虎

yī shān bù róng èr hǔ

1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

三人成虎

sān rén chéng hǔ

1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

东北虎 | 東北虎

dōng běi hǔ

1. 1 Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

两虎相争 | 兩虎相爭

liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng

1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); 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

1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

两虎相斗 | 兩虎相鬥

liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu

1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
2. 2 a battle of the giants

两虎相斗，必有一伤 | 兩虎相鬥，必有一傷

liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.

为虎作伥 | 為虎作倀

wèi hǔ zuò chāng

1. 1 to act as accomplice to the tiger
2. 2 to help a villain do evil (idiom)

九牛二虎之力

jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì

1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)

二虎相斗，必有一伤 | 二虎相鬥，必有一傷

èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt

五虎将 | 五虎將

Wǔ hǔ jiàng

1. 1 Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽|关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云, Ma Chao 馬超|马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠|黄忠

伏虎

fú hǔ

1. 1 to subdue a tiger
2. 2 fig. to prevail over sinister forces

伴君如伴虎

bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ

1. 1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)

养虎为患 | 養虎為患

yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

1. 1 lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
2. 2 fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)

养虎伤身 | 養虎傷身

yǎng hǔ shāng shēn

1. 1 Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
2. 2 to cherish a snake in one's bosom