Mao T'ing K'e Hua, compiled by Huang Hsiu-fu of the Northern Sung dynasty (96O-1127), recounts the following legend: "Any tiger which eats a dog is sure to be drunk, for a dog is as wine to a tiger."
據說老虎吃了狗必醉，此段傳說見於「茅亭客話」：「凡虎食狗必醉，狗，虎之酒也。」