如虎添翼

Chinese

as (if); such as tiger to add; to increase; to replenish wing
simp. and trad.
(如虎添翼)		 如 虎 添 翼
Literally: “like a tiger that has grown wings”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-hó͘-thiam-e̍k / jû-hó͘-thiam-e̍k
      • Tâi-lô: jî-hóo-thiam-i̍k / jû-hóo-thiam-i̍k
      • Phofsit Daibuun: ji'hoftiam'ek, ju'hoftiam'ek
      • IPA (Xiamen): /d͡ʑi²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚⁴/, /d͡zu²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /d͡ʑi²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiam³³ iɪk̚²⁴/, /d͡zu²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiam³³ iɪk̚²⁴/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑi¹³⁻²² hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚¹²¹/, /d͡zu¹³⁻²² hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚¹²¹/
      • IPA (Taipei): /d͡ʑi²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴/, /d͡zu²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑi²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴/, /zu²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪk̚⁴/

Idiom

如虎添翼

  1. making someone even stronger
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