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虎視眈眈
简 虎视眈眈 · 繁 虎視眈眈Mandarin · pinyin hǔ shì dān dān
Meanings
- (lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom)
- (fig.) to eye covetously
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3–4–1–1 · hu3 shi4 dan1 dan1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fu2 si6 daam1 daam1
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fu2 si6 daam1 daam1
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- (idiomatic) to glare like a tiger watching its prey; to glare at with fierceness; to keep a vigilant eye on; to eye covetously
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