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虎视眈眈
hǔ​shì​dān​dān

to eye covetously

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 虎 hǔ noun
    tiger
    tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎo​hǔ
  2. 视 視 shì verb
    to look at
    (literary or bound form) to look at; to watch; to see; used as a root in words related to sight or vision
  3. 眈 dān
    reduplication
    to gaze
    (bound form) to look at intently or glare; specifically used in the phrase 虎视眈眈 hǔ​shì​dān​dān