虎视眈眈
hǔ​shì​dān​dān

to eye covetously

  • created sense approved 虎视眈眈/虎視眈眈 · hǔ​shì​dān​dān · to eye covetously — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虎视眈眈 / 虎視眈眈

    hǔ​shì​dān​dān

    to eye covetously

    to glare like a tiger watching its prey; to stare greedily and fiercely while waiting for a chance to seize something

    虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 视 (literal) → 视/視 · shì · to look at 眈眈 (reduplication) → 眈 · dān · to gaze

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