虎口扳须 — “To court danger by challenging a powerful or formidable person”
虎口扳须 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to court danger by challenging a powerful or formidable person”. To take extreme risks. Literally, “to pull a beard from a tiger's mouth”.
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虎口扳须 Pronunciation and Pinyin
虎口扳须 Character Breakdown
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明知对方势力强大，他还敢在关键时刻提出反对意见，真是虎口扳须啊。
Knowing the other party was very powerful, he still dared to voice an objection at a critical moment; that's truly like pulling a beard from a tiger's mouth.
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What does 虎口扳须 mean?
虎口扳须 (hǔ kǒu bān xū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to court danger by challenging a powerful or formidable person”.
How do you pronounce 虎口扳须?
虎口扳须 is pronounced hǔ kǒu bān xū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 虎口扳须 literally mean?
Literally, 虎口扳须 means “to pull a beard from a tiger's mouth”. It is used to mean “to court danger by challenging a powerful or formidable person”.
What is the Chinese definition of 虎口扳须?
扳：拉。从老虎嘴边拔胡须。比喻冒极大的风险