谈虎色变

Traditional: 談虎色變
tán hǔ sè biàn
Dictionary entry
(lit.) to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)

What does 谈虎色变 mean?

谈虎色变 (tán hǔ sè biàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
2(fig.) to be terrified at the thought (of it)

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谈虎色变
tán hǔ sè biàn
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