虎视眈眈

Traditional: 虎視眈眈
hǔ shì dān dān
Dictionary entry
(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom)

What does 虎视眈眈 mean?

虎视眈眈 (hǔ shì dān dān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom)
2(fig.) to eye covetously

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虎视眈眈
hǔ shì dān dān
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