Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part48

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Welcome to Part 48 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features a powerful animal known for its majestic presence and fearsome roar. Can you guess what it is from the clues below?

  1. Wearing a fur coat yellow and yellow, 
    身穿皮袄黄又黄, 
    shēn chuān pí ǎo huáng yòu huáng,
  2. a howl makes all beasts panic, 
    呼啸一声万兽慌, 
    hū xiào yī shēng wàn shòu huāng,
  3. though it commands no soldiers or generals, 
    虽然没帅兵和将, 
    suī rán méi shuài bīng hé jiàng,
  4. it is still called the king of the mountain.
    也称山中一大王。 
    yě chēng shān zhōng yī dà wáng。

Let's dive into the riddle!

  • 身穿皮袄黄又黄, 呼啸一声万兽慌, 
    shēn chuān pí ǎo huáng yòu huáng,hū xiào yī shēng wàn shòu huāng,
    The first two lines, "身穿皮袄黄又黄,呼啸一声万兽慌," describe an animal wearing a yellow fur coat that makes all beasts panic with a single howl. This points to a large and fearsome animal.
  • 虽然没帅兵和将, 也称山中一大王。 
    suī rán méi shuài bīng hé jiàng,yě chēng shān zhōng yī dà wáng。
    The next two lines, "虽然没帅兵和将,也称山中一大王," tell us that although this animal commands no soldiers or generals, it is still called the king of the mountain. This clearly points to a tiger.

So, the answer to the riddle is a tiger-老虎(lǎo hǔ)!

  1. Tigers are known as the kings of the jungle. 
    老虎被称为丛林之王。 
    Lǎo hǔ bèi chēng wéi cóng lín zhī wáng。
  2. Tigers have beautiful, striped coats. 
    老虎有美丽的条纹皮毛。 
    Lǎo hǔ yǒu měi lì de tiáo wén pí máo。
  3. I enjoy learning about tigers and their habitats. 
    我喜欢了解老虎及其栖息地。 
    Wǒ xǐ huān liǎo jiě lǎo hǔ jí qí qī xī dì。

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