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騎虎難下
ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6 |
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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 勢成騎虎.
Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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騎虎難下 / 骑虎难下 | ||
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Characters in this word:騎 ke4 kei3 - ride; cavalry虎 fu2 - tiger 難 naan4 naan6 - difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame 下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down |
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