老虎

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old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)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

Note: liou6 houn2 - Chaozhou.
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 6lau-hu5
      • MiniDict: lau去 hu去
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3lau-hu2
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /lɔ²² hu⁴⁴/
    • (Northern: Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 2lau6-hou3
      • MiniDict: lau去 hou上
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /læ²² həu³³/
  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: lau3 fu
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lɒu̯⁴¹ ɸu³/
    • (Hengyang)
      • Wiktionary: lau3 fu3
      • Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯³³ fu³³/

Noun

老虎

  1. tiger (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 頭／头 m; 匹 m)
    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. [Pinyin]
    There simply isn't a single tiger within the 10-mile radius.
  2. (Yangzhou Mandarin) tractor
  3. (figurative) energy-consuming unit or machine
    油老虎  ―  yóu lǎohǔ  ―  a car that consumes much fuel
  4. (Mainland China, figurative) one who uses one's power and influence to engage in large-scale embezzlement, theft or tax evasion; high-ranking corrupt officials
    老虎蒼蠅一起打／老虎苍蝇一起打  ―  lǎohǔ cāngyíng yīqǐ dǎ  ―  fight against both high-ranking and low-ranking corrupt officials at the same time (literally, “beat both tigers and flies at the same time”)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 老虎 (“tiger”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 虎, 李父, 李耳, 於菟, 伯都
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 虎, 老虎
Taxonomic name 虎
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 老虎
Taiwan 老虎
Ulanhot 老虎, 山中王
Tongliao 老虎
Chifeng 老虎
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 老虎, 山中王
Harbin 老虎, 老虎媽子
Shenyang 老虎
Malaysia 老虎
Singapore 老虎
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 老虎
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 老虎
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 老虎
Wanrong 老虎
Zhengzhou 老虎
Xi'an 老虎
Xining 老虎
Xuzhou 老虎
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 老虎
Bayanhot 老虎
Lanzhou 老虎
Ürümqi 老虎
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 老虎, 大貓兒, 貓貓
Wuhan 老虎
Guiyang 老虎
Kunming 老虎
Guilin 老虎
Liuzhou 老虎
Nanning (Wuming) 老虎
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 老虎
Yangzhou 老虎
Hefei 老虎
Huanggang 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, Xiangzhou) 老虎
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
Nanning (Tanka) 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, Babu) 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
Dabu (Xihe) 老虎
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 老虎
Dongguan (Qingxi) 老虎
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 老虎
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 老虎
Wuhua (Huacheng) 老虎
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 老虎
Jiexi 老虎
Luhe 老虎
Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) 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
Sabah (Longchuan) 老虎
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 老虎
Senai (Huiyang) 老虎
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 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
Jiuxing Yumin Lanxi 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
Singapore (Hainanese) 老虎
Puxian Min Putian 老虎
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 老虎
Fuding (Aoyao) 老虎
Central Min Yong'an 老虎
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 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 (Hexi) 老虎
Lishui 老虎
Longyou 老虎
Chaozhou 老虎
Fengshun 老虎
Waxiang Guzhang (Gaofeng) 豹虎
Yuanling (Shaojiwan) 黃貓虎
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
Hengyang 老虎
Quanzhou 老虎
Xiangnan Tuhua Jiangyong 虎
Dong'an 豹公
Yuebei Tuhua Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) 老虎
Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) 老虎
Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) 老虎
Renhua (Zhoutian) 老虎
Renhua (Shitang) 老虎
Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) 老虎
Lechang (Changlai) 老虎
Lechang (Beixiang) 老虎
Lechang (Huangpu) 老虎
Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) 老虎
Lechang (Sanxi) 老虎
Dialectal synonyms of 拖拉機 (“tractor”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 拖拉機
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 拖拉機
Taiwan 拖拉機
Chifeng 拖拉機
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 拖拉機
Harbin 拖拉機, 鐵牛
Shenyang 拖拉機, 鐵牛
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 拖拉機
Tangshan 拖拉機
Cangzhou 拖拉機
Baoding 拖拉機
Shijiazhuang 拖拉機
Jinan 拖拉機
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 拖拉機
Qingdao 拖拉機
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 拖拉機
Zhengzhou 拖拉機
Xi'an 拖拉機
Xining 拖拉機
Xuzhou 拖拉機
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 拖拉機, 特拉可多利, трактор
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 拖拉機
Lanzhou 拖拉機
Ürümqi 拖拉機
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 拖拉機, 打屁車
Chongqing 拖拉機
Wuhan 拖拉機
Guiyang 拖拉機
Kunming 拖拉機
Guilin 拖拉機
Liuzhou 拖拉機
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 拖拉機
Yangzhou 拖拉機, 老虎
Nantong 拖拉機
Hefei 拖拉機
Cantonese Guangzhou 拖拉機
Hong Kong 拖拉機
Gan Lichuan 拖拉機
Hakka Meixian 拖拉機
Huizhou Jixi 拖拉機
Shexian 拖拉機
Jin Taiyuan 拖拉機
Xinzhou 拖拉機, 鏈軌車
Linhe 拖拉機
Jining 拖拉機
Hohhot 拖拉機
Zhangjiakou 拖拉機
Handan 拖拉機
Southern Min Xiamen 拖拉機
Quanzhou 拖拉機
Zhangzhou 拖拉機
Wu Jinhua 拖拉機

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