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勢成騎虎
sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2 |
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it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so (lit., "if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off") See also 騎虎難下.
Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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勢成騎虎 / 势成骑虎 | ||
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Characters in this word:勢 sai3 - power; situation; posture成 sing4 seng4 - succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole 騎 ke4 kei3 - ride; cavalry 虎 fu2 - tiger |
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