lit. a mountain cannot host two tigers, meaning there must be a winner

describes the situation where if someone has tried his / her luck for many times (normally in doing unpleasant things), then one day, he / she most probably will get caught or encounter a negative outcome; literally 'if you go up the mountain often you'll eventually encounter a tiger'

lit. not entering tiger's den, meaning without taking risk

hello; how are you? (old slang)

toothless tiger, something / someone that seems to be powerful and scary yet cannot bite / strike, the government practicing a law

gecko

Watermelon

like a tiger with wings

car

feign ignorance

people who put on a mask and pretend, but their real self will show during important moments; a wolf in sheep's clothing

(phrase) literally means 'Act like a pig, bite the tiger to death'; pretend to be dumb and harmless while waiting for one's chance to attack an enemy.

lit. to release a tiger back into the mountains, meaning an event or action that can cause future disastrous consequences

Yang Hucheng

to support a villain doing something bad

to have the look of someone rich and important [written and colloquial]

a mighty know-all is no match for an ordinary local (idiom)

to be full of vigor and vitality

tiger

(n.) a tigress; a ferocious woman, sometimes used in a humourous sense to refer to one's wife

a tiger taken as an ill cat just because it doesn't roar, a metaphor to say don't underestimate one's power

dandelion

Ranina Ranina / red frog crab / spanner crab; to describe a bully who acts in a tyrannous manner; used as a modal particle in a sentence to convey a resolute sense of doing something, similar to saying 'no matter what', 'regardless of whatever'

(literally: put lice on the tiger's head); to provoke a powerful person or organization

crouching tiger; hidden dragon

to make an unrealistic request; to attempt the impossible and courting disaster

tiger's mouth

foxtail

Year of the Tiger

literally: a tiger's claw; a tense fighting grip [colloquial]