羊入虎口

yáng rù hǔ kǒu

Dictionary entry

lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)

What does 羊入虎口 mean?

羊入虎口 (yáng rù hǔ kǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)

2fig. to tread dangerous ground

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羊Yángsurname Yang 入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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yáng rù hǔ kǒu

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