势成骑虎 — “To be in a difficult situation where one has no choice but to continue”
势成骑虎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a difficult situation where one has no choice but to continue”. Even though it is dangerous or problematic, having passed the point of no return. Literally, “To be in a situation like riding a tiger”.
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- shì势bù不liǎng两cún存cannot coexist
- shì势bù不liǎng两lì立cannot coexist
- shì势bù不kě可wèi为The situation is beyond remedy
- shì势bù不kě可dāng当unstoppable momentum
- shì势bù不kě可dǎng挡unstoppable and irresistible momentum
- shì势bù不kě可è遏unstoppable momentum
- shì势bù不róng容huǎn缓the situation brooks no delay
- shì势bù不bìng并lì立Cannot coexist; mutually exclusive
- shì势qīng倾tiān天xià下Overwhelming power that sways the world
- shì势qīng倾cháo朝yě野wield immense power and influence
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What does 势成骑虎 mean?
势成骑虎 (shì chéng qí hǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a difficult situation where one has no choice but to continue”.
How do you pronounce 势成骑虎?
势成骑虎 is pronounced shì chéng qí hǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 势成骑虎 literally mean?
Literally, 势成骑虎 means “to be in a situation like riding a tiger”. It is used to mean “to be in a difficult situation where one has no choice but to continue”.
What is the Chinese definition of 势成骑虎?
骑在老虎背上，要下来不能下来。比喻事情中途遇到困难，但迫于形势，想停止也停止不了。