má​hǔ​zi

bogeyman

  • created sense approved 麻虎子 · má​hǔ​zi · bogeyman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    麻虎子

    má​hǔ​zi

    bogeyman

    goblin or monster often mentioned to scare children into behaving

    麻 (literal) → 麻 · má · pockmarked 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

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

    created sense