The whale devours the tiger(jīng tūn hǔ shì)
The whale devours the tiger
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NGT ū NH ǔ sh ì, meaning to swallow like a whale or a tiger. Many metaphors refer to the annexation of land and property. It's from the book of governance.
The origin of Idioms
Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty wrote in his shangzhishu: "the former dynasty was in chaos, and the whale devoured the tiger. It was not intended to predict the world and the year. Therefore, it was a matter of no urgency to lack this way for a long time."
Analysis of Idioms
A whale swallows a snake and a whale swallows a tiger
Idiom usage
Who dares to stop him when he tries to slander others, when he is in power, when he swallows the tiger? (Zhang Jing, Ming Dynasty)
Chinese PinYin : jīng tūn hǔ shì
The whale devours the tiger
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unparalleledly wonderful in one's time
unparalleledly wonderful in one's time. miào jué shí rén
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Again and again, again and again
Again and again, again and again. yī ér zài，zài ér sān
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The fur of a thousand gold is not the armpit of a fox
The fur of a thousand gold is not the armpit of a fox. qiān jīn zhī qiú，fēi yī hú zhī yè
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