| 老 |
lǎo hǔ qián | vise / pincer pliers |
| 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |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 |
lǎo hǔ | tiger / CL:只 |
| 虎 |
hǔ | tiger / CL:只 |
| 虎 |
hǔ qián | vise |
| 钳 |
qián | pincers / pliers / tongs / claw (of animal) / to grasp with pincers / to pinch / to clamp / to restrain / to restrict / to gag |