| 电老虎 |
diàn lǎo hǔ |
electricity hog; electricity guzzler |
| 电 |
diàn |
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc |
| 老 |
lǎo |
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |
| 老虎 |
lǎo hǔ |
tiger / CL:只 |
| 虎 |
hǔ |
tiger / CL:只 |