entries → 老虎
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
老虎 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
老虎 =
ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ · lǎohǔ
noun — tiger

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a familiar prefix for animals (老鼠)lǎohere a name-prefix, not 'old'
tiger (虎口)
老虎,老鼠的老,虎口的虎。
關 · Related
lǎoshǔmouse — the same animal-naming prefix獅子shīzilion — the other big cat