if there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey is king.
tyranny is fiercer than tiger.
it's easier to catch a tiger than to ask for help.
an old tiger never hurts.
it's hard to draw bones by painting a tiger's skin, but one knows the heart of a cloth.
plum blossom five in the snow, bamboo leaves three in the frost field.
a tiger is drunk in the mountains, while a dragon sleeps in the water.
The dragon got stuck in the mire and was played by shrimp, while the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs.
a civet cat is as happy as a tiger when it is in power, but a phoenix is worse than a chicken when it is down and out.