- 拔虎须 báhǔxū to pluck a tiger's whiskersTo pluck a tiger's whiskers; to take a great risk or to provoke a powerful person.
- 捋虎须 luōhǔxū to run great risks(literary) to stroke a tiger's whiskers; to run a great risk or provoke a powerful person.
- 撩虎须 liáohǔxū to take a huge riskto stroke a tiger's whiskers; to take a great risk or do something extremely dangerous
