Published: December 5th, 2024,
Last updated: December 5th, 2024

We know paper tigers and house tigers, but in China you may also come across „wall tigers“ (壁 bì „wall, wall, rock face“; 虎 hǔ as in 老虎 Lǎohǔ „tiger“). But don’t worry: contrary to what the word might suggest, these are harmless „tigers“, meaning geckos or salamanders.