water tiger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of water tiger
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Channel the water tiger’s strength with these 15 items.
From Los Angeles Times
“The water tiger is a more open-minded tiger,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
Chinese Lunar New Year will get its start on Feb. 1, 2022, and this year it’s the year of the water tiger.
From Fox News
This year – 2022 – is considered the Yang Water Tiger because the year’s ending digit lands on a 2, which symbolizes a Yang year while the rest of the Chinese calendar has entered its fifth element zodiac sign in the 5-part cycle – which is water – and its third animal zodiac sign in the 12-part cycle – which is the tiger.
From Fox News
People who are born during the year of the Yang Water Tiger between Feb. 1 2022 and Jan. 21, 2023, are prophesized to have agility and eloquence, according to the Chinese zodiac.
From Fox News
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