与虎谋皮 — Chinese idiom
与虎谋皮
yǔ hǔ móu pí
Traditional: 與虎謀皮
Meaning
- (lit.) to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt ; (fig.) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests
Character by character
- 与yǔand; with; to; for; to give, to grant
- 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 谋móuto plan, to scheme; strategem
- 皮pískin, hide, fur, feathers
Idioms sharing a character
- 事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi
- 咸与维新 xián yù wéi xīn
- 荣辱与共 róng rǔ yǔ gòng
- 欲取姑与 yù qǔ gū yǔ
- 岁不我与 suì bù wǒ yǔ
- 祸福与共 huò fú yǔ gòng
- 与世俯仰 yǔ shì fǔ yǎng
- 与世无争 yǔ shì wú zhēng
- 与世隔绝 yǔ shì gé jué
- 与日俱进 yǔ rì jù jìn
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