What does the tiger eat?

1. Hungry tiger pounces on food

Pinyin: è hǔ pū shí

Explanation: Like a hungry tiger pounces on food. Metaphorical action is violent and rapid.

Source: Chapter 51 of "Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng'en of the Ming Dynasty: "A hungry tiger is most harmful when it pounces on food, and a dragon playing in the water can be vicious."

Example sentence: The man just arrived in front of him , just like a hungry tiger pouncing on food or a cat catching a mouse, he hugged him and shouted: "Sister-in-law, I'm waiting for you to die." ★Qing · Cao Xueqin's "Dream of Red Mansions" Chapter 12

Pinyin code: e h p s

Synonyms: ? Menacing, fierce tiger descending from the mountain

Antonyms: Dragon trapped in the shallows, tiger falling on the plain

Usage: as object, attributive; to describe the appearance of ferocious movements

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English: like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey

2. Tiger pouncing on its prey?

Pinyin: měng hǔ pū shí

Explanation: The tiger pounces on the food. Metaphorical action is violent and rapid.

Source: Lao She's "Zhao Zi said": "Zhao Zi said that he put down his wine glass and pounced on it like a tiger rushing for food."

Pinyin code: m h p s

Synonyms: ?Hungry tiger pounces on food

Usage: as object, attributive; to describe the ferocious movement

English: prey on victim like a famished tiger