Evil tiger does not eat son(è hǔ bù shí zǐ)

Evil tiger does not eat son

Evil tiger does not eat son. It is a Chinese word, which means not to hurt people close to him. The word comes from "five Lantern Festival yuan · Hangzhou Longhua Temple Lingzhao Zhenjue Zen master".

source

According to the book "five Lantern Festival yuan · Hangzhou Longhua Temple Lingzhao Zhenjue Chan Master" by Shi Puji of Song Dynasty, "the mountain monk blurted out:" the bad habit of tiger does not eat son. "

usage

Subject predicate type; as object, attribute, clause; metaphor does not hurt close people

explain

Even the ferocious tigers don't eat their own babies. The metaphor does not hurt the close.

Chinese PinYin : è hǔ bù shí zǐ