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敲山震虎

Mandarin · pinyin qiāo shān zhèn hǔ

Meanings

  1. a deliberate show of strength as a warning
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敲
qiāo · strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
震
zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
虎
hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
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1–1–4–3 · qiao1 shan1 zhen4 hu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haau1 saan1 zan3 fu2

Cantonese word readings for 敲山震虎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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