suddenly and swiftly
Hungry tiger devours sheep, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is è h ǔ t ū NY á ng, which means a hungry tiger sees a lamb. It's a metaphor for greed. It's from xingshihengyan.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: hungry tiger devours sheep, hungry tiger catches sheep, hungry tiger saves sheep
Idiom usage
To be quick, ferocious and greedy
The origin of Idioms
Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty's "awakening the world" Vol. 20: "when you see it, it's like a hungry tiger seeing a sheep. If you don't chew it, you can eat it clean in an instant."
Chinese PinYin : è hǔ tūn yáng
suddenly and swiftly
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