We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「餓虎饑鷹」, explained below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「餓虎饑鷹」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
A metaphor for cruelty and greed.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
è hǔ qí yīng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngo6 fu2 gei1 ying1
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
