攔路虎

Chinese

		to block the way	tiger
trad. (攔路虎)		攔路	虎
simp. (拦路虎)		拦路	虎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lánlùhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lánlùhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lánlùhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: lan²-lu⁴-hu³
    • Yale: lán-lù-hǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanluhhuu
    • Palladius: ланьлуху (lanʹluxu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /län³⁵ lu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

攔路虎

1. (literally, historical) street robber
2. (figuratively) stumbling block; obstacle
3. (figuratively) unrecognized word

Synonyms

• (stumbling block):

• 壁壘／壁垒 (bìlěi) (figurative)
• 壁障 (bìzhàng) (literal, figurative)
• 妨礙／妨碍 (fáng'ài)
• 故障 (gùzhàng) (figurative)
• 絆腳石／绊脚石 (bànjiǎoshí) (figurative)
• 蔽障 (bìzhàng) (literal, figurative)
• 釘子／钉子 (dīngzi) (figurative)
• 關卡／关卡 (guānqiǎ) (figurative)
• 障礙／障碍 (zhàng'ài)
• 障礙物／障碍物 (zhàng'àiwù) (literal, figurative)

 

Derived terms

• 八卦攔路虎／八卦拦路虎