勢成騎虎

简 势成骑虎 · 繁 勢成騎虎
Mandarin · pinyin shì chéng qí hǔ

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  1. if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
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勢
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
騎
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虎
hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
势
shì · power, force; tendency
骑
qí · ride horseback; mount; cavalry
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4–2–2–3 · shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3

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sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2

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勢成騎虎 · shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3
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Exact source record勢成騎虎 势成骑虎 [shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3] /if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway/