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虎口

Mandarin · pinyin hǔ kǒu

tiger's den
dangerous place
the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand

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虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate

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3–3 · hu3 kou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu2 hau2

Cantonese word readings for 虎口. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

a tiger's mouth
the jaws of death
purlicue (the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand)

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