谈虎色变 tán hǔ sè biàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

谈 tán
HSK 4
talk; conversation; surname
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
色 sè
HSK 2
color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty
变 biàn
HSK 3
change, transform, alter; rebel