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羊入虎口
Mandarin · pinyin yáng rù hǔ kǒu
Meanings
- lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)
- fig. to tread dangerous ground
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2–4–3–3 · yang2 ru4 hu3 kou3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2
Cantonese word readings for 羊入虎口. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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joeng4 jap6 fu2 hau2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to enter a dangerous situation where one will certainly suffer
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