暴虎冯河

Traditional: 暴虎馮河

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Dictionary entry

lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)

What does 暴虎冯河 mean?

暴虎冯河 (bào hǔ píng hé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)

2fig. to display foolhardy courage

Character breakdown

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暴Bàosurname Bao 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]冯Féngsurname Feng 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River

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