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

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

(literally, historical) street robber
(figuratively) stumbling block; obstacle
(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

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