羊入虎口 — Chinese idiom
羊入虎口
yáng rù hǔ kǒu
Meaning
- lit. a lamb in a tiger's den
- fig. to tread dangerous ground
Character by character
- 羊yángsheep, goat
- 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
- 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening
Idioms sharing a character
- 亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo
- 杀猪宰羊 shā zhū zǎi yáng
- 牵羊担酒 qiān yáng dān jiǔ
- 羊肠小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào
- 羊质虎皮 yáng zhì hǔ pí
- 顺手牵羊 shùn shǒu qiān yáng
- 一拥而入 yī yōng ér rù
- 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì
- 不堪入耳 bù kān rù ěr
- 乘虚而入 chéng xū ér rù
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