it was as though a tiger left his hills and descended to the plains(hǔ luò píng yáng)
it was as though a tiger left his hills and descended to the plains
Hu luopingyang, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin for H ǔ Lu ò P í ngy á ng, means that the tiger leaves the mountains and falls into the flat land to be trapped. It's a metaphor for losing power. It comes from the complete biography of Shuoyue by Qian Cai of Qing Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Pingyang: a flat and bright place. The tiger left the mountain and fell into the flat land. It's a metaphor for losing power.
The origin of Idioms
The fourth chapter of the complete biography of Shuoyue written by Qian Cai in Qing Dynasty: "the tiger falls to Pingchuan and is bullied by dogs."
Idiom usage
He immediately felt like a tiger in the sun.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: lone geese lost group, Jiaolong lost water
Chinese PinYin : hǔ luò píng yáng
it was as though a tiger left his hills and descended to the plains
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