as greedy as hungry vultures and tigers
Hungry hawks and hungry tigers, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī y ī ng è h ǔ, meaning ferocious greed. It comes from the biography of zongshihui in the book of Wei.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of Wei, the biography of Zongshi Hui, it is said that "Lu Chang, the servant of the imperial family, was also praised for his kindness, so the name of the people at that time was:" general hungry tiger, servant hungry eagle. "
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences
Chinese PinYin : jī yīng è hǔ
as greedy as hungry vultures and tigers
a man leaves a name behind him. rén sǐ liú míng
full of difficult and unpronounceable words. jié qū dà yá
A lot of people talk to each other. zhòng kǒu xūn tiān