大おお虎とら

noun

big tiger; large tiger

Literal meaning: a physically large tiger. Not a common standalone word in modern Japanese; more often seen in names or fixed expressions.

• 動どう物ぶつ園えんで大おお虎とらを見みた。

  I saw a big tiger at the zoo.

noun

heavy drinker; staggering drunkard

Idiomatic expression for a person who drinks heavily and becomes very drunk. Often used humorously or critically.

• 彼かれは酒さけを飲のむと大おお虎とらになる。

  He turns into a staggering drunkard when he drinks.

• あの大おお虎とらは昨さく夜やも店みせで騒さわいでいた。

  That heavy drinker was making a racket at the bar again last night.