倒豎虎鬚

倒豎虎鬚

See also: 倒竖虎须

Chinese

		to stand up on end	tiger's whiskers
trad. (倒豎虎鬚)		倒豎	虎鬚
simp. (倒竖虎须)		倒竖	虎须

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàoshùhǔxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ syu⁶ fu² sou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàoshùhǔxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshuhhuushiu
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou³ syu⁶ fu² sou¹
    • Yale: dou syuh fú sōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ sy⁶ fu² sou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou³ xu⁶ fu² sou¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ ʃyː²² fuː³⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

倒豎虎鬚

1. to appear fierce or angry, with one's whiskers seemingly standing straight up