虎牙 (hǔyá): eye tooth (maxillary canine)

Meanings

1 eye tooth (maxillary canine)
2 Huya (Chinese live-streaming platform)

Characters

虎

Examples

她笑起来露出一颗小虎牙。

Tā xiào qǐlái lùchū yī kē xiǎo hǔyá.

A small canine tooth shows when she smiles.

虎牙和斗鱼是国内两大游戏直播平台。

Hǔyá hé Dòuyú shì guónèi liǎng dà yóuxì zhíbō píngtái.

Huya and Douyu are China's two biggest game-streaming platforms.

Tips

culture

In Chinese aesthetics, a small 虎牙 (canine tooth) is often called 小虎牙 and seen as cute/charming — a common compliment for female idols whose smile shows a slightly protruding canine.

In Pop Culture

虎牙直播 Hǔyá Zhíbō

Huya Live

Game-streaming platform spun off from YY in 2016, backed by Tencent. Chief rival to 斗鱼 (Douyu) in esports and MOBA streams. Listed on NYSE in 2018. The name evokes the 'canine' (virtual predator) aesthetic fitting a gaming audience.