虎者,猛獸也,隷貓科豹屬虎種。其形似犬而大,有黑白相間之毛,五爪,長尾,大口,利牙,能噬人畜。虎居山林,善游泳,或隱於草叢,或臥於洞穴。
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其性剛暴,好食肉,善馳走,能攻人畜。虎居山林,或隱於草叢,或臥於洞穴。虎之跳,如風電之速,能越過深谷。虎之威,如王者之氣,能服眾獸。故古以虎為王者之象,或以虎皮為禮服。古亦以為神物,故有虎符、虎爪、虎頭、虎尾之稱。虎之音,咆哮如雷,能震動山林,故每以虎喻豪勇,諸侯服虎文鞬,將軍佩虎符,士卒刺虎紋於體。
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