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tiger

NounSino-Korean: 虎狼 이

  1. 1

    tiger

    A big, carnivorous animal that has yellowish brown coat and black stripes.

    Korean definition: 누런 갈색의 몸에 검은 줄무늬가 있고, 다른 동물을 잡아먹고 사는 몸집이 큰 동물.

    • The hunter went deep into the mountains to catch a tiger.

    • From somewhere came the sound of a tiger roaring.

  2. 2

    scary

    (figurative) A very ferocious and fearsome person.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 몹시 사납고 무서운 사람.

    • He looked gentle, but it turned out he had a fierce, tiger-like temper.

    • The homeroom teacher was so strict that students called him the "tiger teacher".