💡 Tip: [[a tiger]] a celebrated or notorious figure in the world of triad societies, used in combination with the geographical area in which they hold power (ad 7.11.2001, A1); cat as food, cat-meat (ad 24.9.2001, G1).
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1[[a tiger]] a celebrated or notorious figure in the world of triad societies, used in combination with the geographical area in which they hold power (ad 7.11.2001, A1); cat as food, cat-meat (ad 24.9.2001, G1).
2yáuh yhhn lóhng jī fú ching houh 有「四眼細貓」之稱，人稱為「元朗之虎」 — The 14K gang boss "Four Eyes Small" in Yuen Long popularly known as the "Tiger of Yuen Long" (ad 20.8.2000, A9).
3fú jáau 虎爪 — [tiger's claw] a fighting grip for which the hand is tensed like an animal claw (gwdl 13, 27).
4fú táuh sèh méih 虎頭蛇尾 — [tiger head snake tail] to do things by half, to be someone who does things by half, who doesn't see things through to the end (mlcs 22.6.2001).