彪 (biāo) — young tiger (literary, written)
Definition
A literary noun for a young tiger — a small or juvenile tiger, almost always used in written or classical-style prose. Not used in everyday speech; modern Chinese usually just says 小老虎.
noun
young tiger (literary, written)
Measure word · 只
Easily confused
- 标biāosound-aliketo mark, to label, to indicate
- 飙biāosound-alike(literary) strong wind; gale
- 镖biāosound-alikedart-like weapon, typically used in Chinese martial arts
- 勺biāosound-alike(classifier) centiliter (unit of volume), abbreviated from 公勺
- 飚biāosound-alikevariant of 飆|飙
- 镳biāosound-alike(bound form) bridle bit
Examples
- 彪，。Zhè zhī biāo suī rán nián yòu, dàn yǐ xiǎn chū měng shòu de wēi fēng.This young tiger, though young, already shows the majesty of a beast.
- ，彪。Chuán shuō zhōng, biāo shì yì zhǒng hǎn jiàn de xiǎo lǎo hǔ.In legend, the biao is a rare young tiger.
- 彪，。Xiǎo biāo shì lǎo hǔ de yòu zǎi, fēi cháng zhēn xī.The young biao is a tiger cub, very rare.
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