老虎头上搔痒 — “To challenge or provoke a powerful and dangerous person or entity”
老虎头上搔痒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to challenge or provoke a powerful and dangerous person or entity”. Indicating an overestimation of one's own abilities or a reckless disregard for danger. Literally, “scratch the tiger's head”.
老虎头上搔痒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 老虎头上搔痒 mean?
老虎头上搔痒 (lǎo hǔ tóu shàng sāo yǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to challenge or provoke a powerful and dangerous person or entity”.
How do you pronounce 老虎头上搔痒?
老虎头上搔痒 is pronounced lǎo hǔ tóu shàng sāo yǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老虎头上搔痒 literally mean?
Literally, 老虎头上搔痒 means “scratch the tiger's head”. It is used to mean “to challenge or provoke a powerful and dangerous person or entity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 老虎头上搔痒?
比喻不自量力。