Look down on the tiger

Look down on the tiger

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is l á NGG ù h ǔ sh ì, which means to look at things like a wolf and a tiger, and to describe dignity and ferocity. It comes from the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, the chronicles of Shu, the biography of Yang Xi.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Langgu Yuanshi

The origin of Idioms

In the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Shu annals and Yang xizhuan, it is said that "Liang went to the South and stayed in Shao for the rule of China. He was a year old soldier." Pei Songzhi's annotation quoted the annals of Huayang, which was written by Chang Yu of Jin Dynasty: "Liang fought to strengthen the army, and the five were not on the border, so the officials were always in danger."

Idiom explanation

Like a wolf and a tiger. It's dignified and ferocious.