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Chinese
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
tiger
trad. (老虎 )
老
虎
simp. # (老虎 )
老
虎
Etymology
老 (lǎo , “old; venerable”) is used to indicate respect for the dangerous animal, which is subject to taboo. Compare ancient Chu dialect 於菟 .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : lǎohǔ
(Zhuyin ) : ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : nao3 fu3
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : лохў (lohw, I-II) / лохў (lohw, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : lou5 fu2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : lau1 fu2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : lau3 'fu3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : lo-fú / no-fú
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : lau3 fu3
Jin (Wiktionary ) : lau2 hu2
Northern Min (KCR ) : lǎu-kǔ
Eastern Min (BUC ) : lâu-hū
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : láu-hó͘ / lāu-hó͘
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : lao6 houn2
Wu (Wugniu )
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : lau3 fu
Noun
老虎
老虎 (1)
tiger (Classifier : 隻 / 只 m c )
在 這 方圓 十 里 之內 根本 就 沒有 老虎 。 [MSC , trad. ] 在 这 方圆 十 里 之内 根本 就 没有 老虎 。 [MSC , simp. ] Zài zhè fāngyuán shí lǐ zhīnèi gēnběn jiù méiyǒu lǎohǔ . There simply isn't a single tiger within the 10-mile radius.
( Yangzhou Mandarin ) tractor
( figurative ) energy -consuming unit or machine
( figurative ) one who uses one's power and influence to engage in large -scale embezzlement , theft or tax evasion
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
老虎 (“tiger”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
虎 , 李父 , 李耳 , 於菟 , 伯都
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
虎 , 老虎
Taxonomic name
虎
Mandarin
Beijing
老虎
Taiwan
老虎
Ulanhot
老虎 , 山中王
Tongliao
老虎
Chifeng
老虎
Bayanhot
老虎
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
老虎 , 山中王
Harbin
老虎 , 老虎媽子
Shenyang
老虎
Yantai (Muping)
老虎
Jinan
老虎
Luoyang
老虎
Wanrong
老虎
Zhengzhou
老虎
Xi'an
老虎
Yinchuan
老虎
Lanzhou
老虎
Xining
老虎
Ürümqi
老虎
Wuhan
老虎
Huanggang
老虎
Chengdu
老虎 , 大貓兒 , 貓貓
Guiyang
老虎
Kunming
老虎
Guilin
老虎
Liuzhou
老虎
Xuzhou
老虎
Yangzhou
老虎
Nanjing
老虎
Hefei
老虎
Malaysia
老虎
Singapore
老虎
Cantonese
Guangzhou
老虎
Hong Kong
老虎
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
老虎
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
老虎
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
老虎
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
老虎
Macau
老虎
Guangzhou (Panyu)
老虎
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
老虎
Guangzhou (Conghua)
老虎
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
老虎
Foshan
老虎
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
老虎
Foshan (Shunde)
老虎
Foshan (Sanshui)
老虎
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
老虎
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
老虎
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
老虎
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
老虎
Zhuhai (Doumen)
老虎
Jiangmen (Baisha)
老虎
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
老虎
Taishan
老虎
Kaiping (Chikan)
老虎
Enping (Niujiang)
老虎
Heshan (Yayao)
老虎
Dongguan
老虎
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
老虎
Qingyuan
老虎
Fogang
老虎
Yingde (Hanguang)
老虎
Yangshan
老虎
Lianshan (Butian)
老虎
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
老虎
Shaoguan
老虎
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
老虎
Renhua
老虎
Lechang
老虎
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
老虎
Sihui
羅虎
Guangning
羅虎
Deqing
老虎
Huaiji
老虎
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
老虎
Yunfu
老虎
Xinxing
老虎
Luoding
老虎
Yunan (Pingtai)
老虎
Yangjiang
大蟲 , 大貓 , 老虎
Xinyi
老虎
Maoming (Xinpo)
大貓
Lianjiang
老虎
Wuchuan (Wuyang)
老虎
Nanning
老虎
Wuzhou
老虎 , 大蟲
Yulin
老虎 , 大蟲
Hepu (Lianzhou)
老虎 , 大蟲
Hepu (Shatian)
老虎
Guiping
老虎
Mengshan (Xihe)
老虎
Guigang (Nanjiang)
老虎
Beiliu (Tangliao)
大蟲
Baise
老虎
Bobai
老虎
Lingshan
大蟲
Pubei
大蟲
Qinzhou
老虎
Beihai
老虎
Beihai (Nankang)
老虎
Beihai (Yingpan)
老虎
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
老虎
Ningming
老虎
Hengzhou
老虎
Hezhou (Pumen)
老虎
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
老虎
Danzhou
老虎
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
老虎
Singapore (Guangfu)
老虎
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
老虎
Móng Cái
老虎
Gan
Nanchang
老虎
Lichuan
老虎
Pingxiang
老虎
Hakka
Meixian
老虎
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
老虎
Dongguan (Qingxi)
老虎
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
老虎
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
老虎
Wuhua (Huacheng)
老虎
Conghua (Lütian)
老虎
Jiexi
老虎
Luhe
老虎
Yudu
老虎
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
老虎
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
老虎
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
老虎
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
老虎
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
老虎
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
老虎
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
老虎
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
老虎
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
老虎
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
老虎
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
老虎
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
虎 , 老虎
Hong Kong
老虎
Luchuan (Daqiao)
大蟲
Senai (Huiyang)
老虎
Singkawang
老虎
Huizhou
Jixi
老虎
Fuliang
老虎
Jin
Taiyuan
老虎
Pingyao
老虎
Xinzhou
老虎
Taibus (Baochang)
老虎
Linhe
老虎
Jining
老虎
Hohhot
老虎
Baotou
老虎
Dongsheng
老虎
Haibowan
老虎
Northern Min
Jian'ou
老虎
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
老虎
Fuqing
老虎
Matsu
老虎
Southern Min
Xiamen
虎
Quanzhou
虎
Yongchun
虎
Zhangzhou
虎 , 著災仔 dated, euphemistic
Zhao'an
老虎
Taipei
虎
New Taipei (Sanxia)
虎
Kaohsiung
虎
Yilan
虎
Changhua (Lukang)
虎
Taichung
虎
Taichung (Wuqi)
虎
Tainan
虎
Taitung
虎
Hsinchu
虎
Kinmen
虎
Penghu (Magong)
虎
Penang (Hokkien)
老虎
Singapore (Hokkien)
虎 , 虎仔 , 老虎 , 伯公馬 dated
Manila (Hokkien)
虎
Medan (Hokkien)
老虎
Pingnan (Shangdu)
虎
Chaozhou
老虎
Haifeng
老虎
Bangkok (Teochew)
老虎
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
老虎
Singapore (Teochew)
老虎
Leizhou
虎 , 大頭貓
Wenchang
老虎
Haikou
虎
Puxian Min
Putian
老虎
Fuding (Aoyao)
老虎
Central Min
Yong'an
老虎
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
老虎
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
老虎
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
老虎
Shehua
Fu'an
老虎
Fuding
老虎
Luoyuan
老虎
Sanming
老虎
Shunchang
老虎
Hua'an
老虎
Guixi (Zhangping)
老虎
Cangnan
老虎
Jingning
老虎
Lishui
老虎
Longyou
老虎
Chaozhou
老虎
Fengshun
老虎
Wu
Shanghai
老虎
Shanghai (Chongming)
老虎
Suzhou
老虎
Wuxi
老虎
Danyang
老虎
Hangzhou
老虎
Ningbo
老虎
Wenzhou
老虎 , 大貓
Jinhua
老虎
Xiang
Changsha
老虎 , 老蟲 , 大蟲 , 大貓 , 爬山子
Loudi
老蟲 , 山貓子
Shuangfeng
老蟲 , 山貓兒
Quanzhou
老虎
Dialectal synonyms of
拖拉機 (“tractor”)
Derived terms
See also