Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「虎視眈眈」, explained here.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「虎視眈眈」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Gaze: the look of staring. Staring as fiercely as a tiger. Describes someone who has evil intentions and is waiting for an opportunity to seize something.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hǔ shì dān dān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu2 si6 daam1 daam1
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
