倒豎虎鬚

See also: 倒竖虎须

Chinese

		to stand up on end	tiger's whiskers
trad. (倒豎虎鬚)		倒豎	虎鬚
simp. (倒竖虎须)		倒竖	虎须

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàoshùhǔxū

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou³ syu⁶ fu² sou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàoshùhǔxū
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawshuhhuushiu
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou³ syu⁶ fu² sou¹
  - Yale: dou syuh fú sōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou³ sy⁶ fu² sou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou³ xu⁶ fu² sou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯³³ ʃyː²² fuː³⁵ sou̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

倒豎虎鬚

to appear fierce or angry, with one's whiskers seemingly standing straight up

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