談虎色變 tán hǔ sè biàn

to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
  2. 2. to be scared at the mere mention of

Characters

Character Meaning
談 tán
to discuss; to speak; to talk
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
色 sè HSK 2
color; sex; appearance
變 biàn
to change; to become different; to transform