谈虎色变 tán hǔ sè biàn

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 94155th word

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
谈 tán HSK 4
to discuss; to speak; to talk
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
色 sè HSK 2
color; sex; appearance
变 biàn HSK 3
to change; to become different; to transform