è​hǔ​pū​shí

to pounce like a hungry tiger

  • created reference approved 饿虎扑食/餓虎撲食 → 饥虎扑食/飢虎撲食 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿虎扑食 / 餓虎撲食 è​hǔ​pū​shí

    饥虎扑食 / 飢虎撲食 jī​hǔ​pū​shí

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 饿虎扑食/餓虎撲食 · è​hǔ​pū​shí · to pounce like a hungry tiger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿虎扑食 / 餓虎撲食

    è​hǔ​pū​shí

    to pounce like a hungry tiger

    To move swiftly and fiercely like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey

    饿 (literal) → 饿/餓 · è · hungry 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · to throw oneself at 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · food

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 饿虎扑食/餓虎撲食 · è​hǔ​pū​shí · to be voracious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿虎扑食 / 餓虎撲食

    è​hǔ​pū​shí

    to be voracious

    To be extremely greedy or rapacious, rushing toward a benefit or profit

    饿 (literal) → 饿/餓 · è · hungry 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · to throw oneself at 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · food

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense