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Fire Tiger
The Year of the Fire Tiger
火虎 is Fire Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1866, 1926, 1986, and 2046.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丙寅.
See Also: Tiger
Fire Tiger
火虎 is the Chinese and Japanese title for “fire tiger.”
If you were born between 9 Feb 1986 and 28 Jan 1987, or between 13 Feb 1926 and 1 Feb 1927, you are a fire tiger according to the Chinese Zodiac.
There are 12 animals and 5 elements in the cycle. Therefore, the fire tiger comes around once every 60 years. The next will be in 2046.
The branch of the zodiac for tiger is written 寅 when dating ancient documents and artwork, but 虎 is the way to write the character for an actual tiger.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鯱 see styles |
shachi; shachi しゃち; シャチ |
(1) (kana only) orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus; (2) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・1) shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; (3) (abbreviation) (See 鯱・しゃちほこ・2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall); (surname) Shachihoko |
丙寅 see styles |
bǐng yín bing3 yin2 ping yin hinoetora; heiin / hinoetora; hen ひのえとら; へいいん |
third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046 (See 干支・1) Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046) |
龍虎 龙虎 see styles |
lóng hǔ long2 hu3 lung hu ryuuko / ryuko りゅうこ |
outstanding people; water and fire (in Daoist writing) dragon and tiger; two mighty rivals; (surname, female given name) Ryūko |
前虎後狼 see styles |
zenkokourou / zenkokoro ぜんここうろう |
(expression) (yoji) one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back |
Variations: |
shachihoko; shacchoko(鯱); sachihoko(鯱) しゃちほこ; しゃっちょこ(鯱); さちほこ(鯱) |
(1) shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; (2) roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall) |
虎の尾を踏む see styles |
toranooofumu とらのおをふむ |
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to play with fire; to take a great risk; to step on a tiger's tail |
虎口を逃れて竜穴に入る see styles |
kokouonogareteryuuketsuniiru / kokoonogareteryuketsuniru ここうをのがれてりゅうけつにいる |
(exp,v5r) (proverb) out of the frying pan into the fire; out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den |
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zenmonnotorakoumonnoookami / zenmonnotorakomonnoookami ぜんもんのとらこうもんのおおかみ |
(expression) (idiom) between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate |
Variations: |
koumonnotorazenmonnoookami / komonnotorazenmonnoookami こうもんのとらぜんもんのおおかみ |
(expression) (idiom) (See 前門の虎後門の狼) between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the back gate, a wolf at the front gate |
Variations: |
zenmonnotora、koumonnoookami / zenmonnotora、komonnoookami ぜんもんのとら、こうもんのおおかみ |
(expression) (idiom) between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate |
Variations: |
koumonnotora、zenmonnoookami / komonnotora、zenmonnoookami こうもんのとら、ぜんもんのおおかみ |
(expression) (idiom) (See 前門の虎、後門の狼) between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; a tiger at the back gate, a wolf at the front gate |
Variations: |
toranooofumu(虎no尾o踏mu, torano尾o踏mu); toranooofumu(torano尾o踏mu) とらのおをふむ(虎の尾を踏む, とらの尾を踏む); トラのおをふむ(トラの尾を踏む) |
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; to step on a tiger's tail |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Fire Tiger | 火虎 | huǒ hǔ / huo3 hu3 / huo hu / huohu | ||
| Fire Tiger | 火虎 | hi tora / hitora | huǒ hǔ / huo3 hu3 / huo hu / huohu | |
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