Word: 虎 (hǔ, hù)

书三写，“鱼”成“鲁”，“虚”成“虎”

shū sān xiě, “yú”chéng“Lǔ”, “xū”chéng“hǔ”

copy a book three times and 鱼 becomes 鲁, 虚 becomes 虎

二虎相争，必有一伤

èr hǔ xiāngzhēng, bìyǒuyìshāng

when two tigers fight, one must be hurt

人不辞路，虎不辞山

rén bù cí lù, hǔ bù cí shān

people don't leave the road, tigers don't leave the mountain

人凭志气虎凭威

rén píng zhìqì hǔ píng wēi

people rely on ambition, tigers rely on their might

人无害虎心，虎有伤人意

rén wúhài hǔ xīn, hǔ yǒu shāngrén yì

people have no wish to harm the tiger, but the tiger means to hurt people

入山擒虎易,开口告人难

rù shān qín hǔ yì,kāikǒugàorénnán

catching a tiger in the mountains is easy, asking others for a loan is hard

养病如养虎

yǎngbìng rú yǎng hǔ

nursing an illness is like raising a tiger

容得虎挡道,不是好猎手

róng de hǔ dǎng dào,bú shì hǎo lièshǒu

one who tolerates a tiger blocking the road is no good hunter

山狸猫坐门墩儿，假充镇山虎

shān límāo zuò méndūn ér, jiǎchōng zhèn shān hǔ

a wildcat sitting on a gate-block, posing as the mountain-guarding tiger

得势的猫凶似虎

déshì de māo xiōng sì hǔ

a cat in power is fiercer than a tiger

怕虎怕狼不在山上住

pà hǔ pà láng bú zài shānshàng zhù

if you fear tigers and wolves, don't live in the mountains

恶虎难斗肚里蛇

è hǔ nán dòu dùlǐ shé

a fierce tiger can hardly fight the snake inside its belly

打狗要用擒虎力

Dǎgǒu yào yòng qín hǔ lì

to beat a dog, use the strength for seizing a tiger

打虎不着,反被虎咬

dǎ hǔ bù zháo,fǎn bèi hǔ yǎo

try to hit the tiger and miss, and get bitten by the tiger instead

打虎亲兄弟,上阵父子兵

dǎ hǔ qīnxiōngdì,shàngzhèn fùzǐbīng

to fight a tiger, your own brothers; to go into battle, father and sons

打虎打头,杀鸡割喉

dǎ hǔ dǎtóu,shā jī gē hóu

to strike a tiger, hit the head; to kill a chicken, cut the throat

放虎容易擒虎难

fàng hǔ róngyì qín hǔ nán

releasing a tiger is easy, catching a tiger is hard

武大郎打虎，没长下那个拳头

wǔ dà láng dǎ hǔ, méi zhǎng xià nàge quántou

Wu Dalang fighting a tiger: he hasn't grown that kind of fist

独拳难打虎

dú quán nán dǎ hǔ

a lone fist can hardly fight a tiger

独虎好擒，众怒难犯

dú hǔ hǎo qín, zhòngnùnánfàn

a lone tiger is easy to catch, the anger of the crowd is hard to offend

纵子如纵虎

zòng zǐ rú zòng hǔ

indulging a son is like letting a tiger loose

虎不离山，龙不离海

hǔ bù lí shān, lóng bù lí hǎi

the tiger doesn't leave the mountain, the dragon doesn't leave the sea

虎嘴上拔毛，危险

hǔ zuǐ shang bámáo, wēixiǎn

plucking hair from a tiger's mouth: dangerous

虎在软地上易失足，人在甜言里会摔跤

hǔ zài ruǎn dìshang yì shīzú, rén zài tiányán lǐ huì shuāijiāo

a tiger slips on soft ground, a person stumbles amid sweet words

虎心隔毛皮，人心隔肚皮

hǔ xīn gé máopí, rénxīngédùpí

a tiger's heart is behind fur, a person's heart is behind the belly

鱼不可离了水，虎不可离了冈

yú bùkě líle shuǐ, hǔ bùkě líle gāng

a fish must not leave the water, a tiger must not leave its ridge