孟加拉虎

Mèngjiālāhǔ
noun #34,888

Meanings

  1. 1 Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Examples

Mèngjiālāhǔ shì Yìndù de guóshòu.
The Bengal tiger is the national animal of India.
Mèngjiālāhǔ zhǔyào shēnghuó zài nányà de sēnlín lǐ.
Bengal tigers live mainly in the forests of South Asia.

Tips

memory
孟加拉 (Mèngjiālā) is the standard transliteration of 'Bengal' — (Mèng) starts the sound, (jiā) gives /ja/, (lā) gives /la/. Add (hǔ, tiger) and you get 'Bengal tiger'.

In Pop Culture

少年奇幻漂流 《Shàonián Pài de Qíhuàn Piāoliú》
Life of Pi
Yann Martel's novel and Ang Lee's 2012 film features a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, the protagonist's lifeboat companion across the Pacific.

Stroke Order

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