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Home / Idiom / 虎视眈眈

(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom) · (fig.) to eye covetously

虎视眈眈
hǔ shì dān dān
h+ǔ·3rd tonesh+ì·4th toned+ān·1st toned+ān·1st tone
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show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed · with fangs bared凶相毕露xiōng xiàng bì lùtreacherous · sinister阴险yīn xiǎnto open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain · money-grubbing见钱眼开jiàn qián yǎn kāi
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