除狼得虎 — “Remove wolf get tiger”
除狼得虎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get rid of one problem or evil only to encounter another, possibly worse, one; to replace one trouble with another”. Literally, “Remove wolf get tiger”.
除狼得虎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 除狼得虎
What does 除狼得虎 mean?
除狼得虎 (chú láng dé hǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get rid of one problem or evil only to encounter another, possibly worse, one; to replace one trouble with another”.
How do you pronounce 除狼得虎?
除狼得虎 is pronounced chú láng dé hǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 除狼得虎 literally mean?
Literally, 除狼得虎 means “Remove wolf get tiger”. It is used to mean “to get rid of one problem or evil only to encounter another, possibly worse, one; to replace one trouble with another”.
What is the Chinese definition of 除狼得虎?
比喻除去一害又来一害。