| 苍蝇老虎 |
cāng ying lǎo hǔ |
(coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name) |
| 苍 |
Cāng |
surname Cang |
| 苍 |
cāng |
dark blue / deep green / ash-gray |
| 苍蝇 |
cāng ying |
housefly / CL:只 |
| 蝇 |
yíng |
fly / musca / CL:只 |
| 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/ old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough |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 |