电老虎

Traditional: 電老虎

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Dictionary entry

electricity hog; electricity guzzler

What does 电老虎 mean?

电老虎 (diàn lǎo hǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1electricity hog; electricity guzzler

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电diànlightning · electricity 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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