談虎色變 — tan2 hu3 se4 bian4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

tan² hu³ se⁴ bian⁴

lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

談

虎

色

變

As word

1

tan²

lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)

2

hu³

lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)

3

se⁴

lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)

4

bian⁴

lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)/fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)