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勢成騎虎

简势成骑虎 · 繁勢成騎虎

Mandarin · pinyin shì chéng qí hǔ

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

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勢: Look up this written character
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
騎: Look up this written character
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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