suddenly and swiftly(è hǔ pū yáng)

suddenly and swiftly

Hungry tiger pours on sheep, Chinese idiom, Pinyin è h ǔ P ū y á ng, means like a hungry tiger pours on food. It is used to describe violent and rapid action. It comes from the story of red lotus, a Buddhist monk of five commandments.

Analysis of Idioms

Hungry tiger sees sheep, hungry tiger pours on food

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; used as attributive and object; used to describe quick, ferocious and greedy.

The origin of Idioms

In the story of red lotus, a Buddhist monk of five commandments, written by Hong Hui in Ming Dynasty, it is said that "a woman who has just invaded is like a hungry tiger swallowing a sheep."

Chinese PinYin : è hǔ pū yáng