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龙虎斗

龍虎鬥
lónghǔdòu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 dragon-tiger stew (Cantonese dish of snake and cat meat)
  2. 2 fight between powerful contenders
  3. 3 a Chinese card game resembling baccarat

Examples

龙虎斗是广东传统名菜，但现在已很少见。
Lónghǔdòu shì Guǎngdōng chuántǒng míngcài, dàn xiànzài yǐ hěn shǎo jiàn.
Dragon-tiger stew is a traditional Cantonese famous dish, but it's rarely seen nowadays.
两大科技公司的龙虎斗还在继续。
Liǎng dà kējì gōngsī de lónghǔdòu hái zài jìxù.
The fierce rivalry between the two tech giants continues.
他在澳门赌场玩龙虎斗。
Tā zài Àomén dǔchǎng wán lónghǔdòu.
He plays Dragon Tiger at the Macau casino.

Tips

culture
The literal dish is a Cantonese stew combining snake (龙) and cat (虎); some versions substitute chicken (凤) for 龙虎凤 three-kinds stew. The dish is now largely historical — wildlife protection laws restrict the original recipe. The idiomatic sense (two titans clashing) and the casino card-game sense are both current.

Stroke Order

龙 lóng
虎 hǔ
斗 dòu