Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Beijing tiger
English answer:
Siberian tiger
Added to glossary by
Jonathan Spector
Jan 27, 2004 05:06
20 yrs ago
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English term
Beijing tiger
English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
All these lucky individuals were given Alsana's golden reprieve and magically extrapolated from their skins like Beijing tigers.
I've never heard of a Beijing tiger though I am a native mainland Chinese. Please explain what is a Beijing tiger as well as paraphrase the whole sentence. Thanks!
I've never heard of a Beijing tiger though I am a native mainland Chinese. Please explain what is a Beijing tiger as well as paraphrase the whole sentence. Thanks!
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| 3 | Siberian tiger |
Jonathan Spector
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| 5 +3 | It's the same as "Moscow bear" |
Alex Zelkind (X)
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Siberian tiger
My guess is that it's the type of tiger one might associate with northeast China. Many tiger products are available in Beijing and they presumably came from real tigers.
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Note added at 2 hrs 28 mins (2004-01-27 07:34:25 GMT)
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Alsana is bigoted but to relieve her conscience she forgives one member of each of the detested minorities. They are removed from their skins like tigers (whose skins become rugs) but these lucky individuals are apparently given acceptable white Protestant skins.
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Note added at 2 hrs 28 mins (2004-01-27 07:34:25 GMT)
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Alsana is bigoted but to relieve her conscience she forgives one member of each of the detested minorities. They are removed from their skins like tigers (whose skins become rugs) but these lucky individuals are apparently given acceptable white Protestant skins.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot for the paraphrase, though I'm not sure of the "tiger" explanation. Maybe I should contact the author for a correct (and authoritative) explanation."
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43 mins
It's the same as "Moscow bear"
There are mo bears in Moscow (exept in circus), just like there are no tigers on the streets of Bejing.
Peer comment(s):
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Gordon Darroch (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Nancy Arrowsmith
: and we're back again to the egg-laying jackrabbit
16 hrs
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| agree |
Matthew Fagan
1 day 21 hrs
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Discussion
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