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白虎

Báihǔ
noun #53,294

Meanings

  1. 1 White Tiger, guardian of the west among the Four Symbols, and the seven lunar mansions of the western sky
  2. 2 white tiger

Examples

HSK 3
动物园里新来了一只白虎。
Dòngwùyuán lǐ xīn lái le yì zhī báihǔ.
A white tiger has just arrived at the zoo.
HSK 7-9
在古代，白虎是守护西方的神兽。
Zài gǔdài, Báihǔ shì shǒuhù xīfāng de shénshòu.
In ancient times the White Tiger was the divine beast that guarded the west.
HSK 7-9
风水讲究“左青龙，右白虎”，房子左边要比右边高。
Fēngshui jiǎngjiu " zuǒ Qīnglóng, yòu Báihǔ ", fángzi zuǒbian yào bǐ yòubian gāo.
Feng shui holds to 'Azure Dragon on the left, White Tiger on the right': the left side of a house should stand higher than the right.

Tips

culture
The Four Symbols (四象) guard the four directions: 青龙 the east, 朱雀 the south, 白虎 the west and 玄武 the north. The tiger is white because in the five phases the west goes with metal, autumn and the colour white. In Hong Kong gangster films, 左青龙，右白虎 is the classic pair of arm tattoos.
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In crude slang 白虎 also describes a woman with no pubic hair, so it makes a poor nickname.

Stroke Order

白 bái
虎 hǔ