雌老虎

cílǎohǔ

idiom

Measure Word

一只雌老虎 zhī

Meanings

1 a fierce, shrewish woman
2 a dragon lady
3 a termagant (literally 'female tiger')

Characters

female (of animals)

(prefix for animals)

Examples

她在家里是只雌老虎，丈夫都怕她。

Tā zài jiā lǐ shì zhī cílǎohǔ, zhàngfu dōu pà tā.

At home she's a tigress; even her husband is afraid of her.

新来的主管是个雌老虎，没人敢迟到。

Xīn lái de zhǔguǎn shì ge cílǎohǔ, méi rén gǎn chídào.

The new manager is a dragon lady; nobody dares show up late.

Tips

register

Colloquial and can be mildly disrespectful. Use 强势 or 厉害 in polite or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

雌 cí

老 lǎo

虎 hǔ