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土老虎

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Collocation

1
靠老虎机吃人的土老虎
2
捕杀土老虎
3
土老虎毁坏农田

Definition

土老虎

Literally means:

local tiger

Actually means:

local scoundrel

It literally refers to a local tiger, and figuratively it means a local rascal. It may also refer to a construction project that encroaches upon cropland. Derogatory

本地的老虎。比喻地方上的坏人。也比喻侵占农田的建设项目。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object or subject. (作宾语、主语)
1
Dāng
当地
de
lǎobǎixìng
老百姓
shuō
  
,
zhèxiē
这些
lǎo
老虎
ězuō
无恶不作
  
,
zhēn
xiàng
fěi
土匪
  

Local people say that these tigers do nothing evil, really like bandits.

2
Zhèxiē
这些
lǎo
老虎
jiùshì
就是
kāi
xià
地下
guǎn
赌馆
de
rén
  
,
hěnduō
很多
rén
bèi
men
他们
de
lǎo
老虎机
gǎo
de
jiārénwáng
家破人亡
  

These earth tigers are the people who open underground gambling halls, many of them by their slot machines to make a family break.

3
Zài
lǎo
土老虎
huǐhuài
毁坏
nóngtián
农田
  
gài
lóu
大楼
  
jiàngōngchǎng
建工厂
de
fāng
地方
  
,
shǒuxiān
首先
shòuhài
受害
de
shì
nóngmín
农民
  
,
men
他们
shī
失去
le
lài
赖以
shēngcún
生存
de
土地
  

Where tigers destroy farmland, build buildings and build factories, the first victims are farmers, who have lost the land on which they depend.