身寄虎吻 — “To be in an extremely perilous or dangerous situation”
身寄虎吻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an extremely perilous or dangerous situation”. To put oneself in great peril. Literally, “Body entrusted to a tiger's mouth”.
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身寄虎吻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
身寄虎吻 Character Breakdown
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在那个动荡不安的时期，他选择前往前线工作，真是身寄虎吻。
During that turbulent period, he chose to work on the front lines, truly placing himself in harm's way.
Idioms Related to 身寄虎吻
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- shēn身bù不yóu由zhǔ主beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
- shēn身lín临qí其jìng境To experience something firsthand or immersively
- shēn身jià价bèi倍zēng增greatly enhance one's personal worth
- shēn身jià价bǎi百bèi倍one's social status or value rises significantly
- shēn身tǐ体lì力xíng行practice what you preach
- shēn身tǐ体fà发fū肤one's entire physical self
- shēn身zuò做shēn身dāng当take full responsibility for one's actions
- shēn身xiān先shì士zhòng众lead by example
- shēn身xiān先shì士zú卒lead by example
- shēn身xiān先zhāo朝lù露pass away swiftly like morning dew
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What does 身寄虎吻 mean?
身寄虎吻 (shēn jì hǔ wěn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in an extremely perilous or dangerous situation”.
How do you pronounce 身寄虎吻?
身寄虎吻 is pronounced shēn jì hǔ wěn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 身寄虎吻 literally mean?
Literally, 身寄虎吻 means “Body entrusted to a tiger's mouth”. It is used to mean “to be in an extremely perilous or dangerous situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 身寄虎吻?
指把身子置于老虎嘴边。比喻处境极其危险。