hǔ​gū​pó

Granny Tiger

  • created sense approved 虎姑婆 · hǔ​gū​pó · Granny Tiger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虎姑婆

    hǔ​gū​pó

    Granny Tiger

    A tiger spirit in Taiwanese folklore that transforms into an old woman to kidnap and eat children; she is often invoked as a bogeyman to scare children into behaving or going to sleep.

    虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 姑婆 (literal) → 姑婆 · gū​pó · grandaunt

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