汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 談虎色變
談虎色變 (谈虎色变)
to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom) / to be scared at the mere mention of
色 Face / Originally, people who have been bitten by tigers really know how powerful tigers are / In the latter metaphor, the moment I mentioned something I was afraid of, I became nervous
色脸色。原指被老虎咬过的人才真正知道虎的厉害◇比喻一提到自己害怕的事就情绪紧张起来。
谈 (談) tán 虎 hǔ 色 sè/shǎi 变 (變) biàn
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