骑虎难下

Traditional: 騎虎難下

qí hǔ nán xià

Dictionary entry

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

What does 骑虎难下 mean?

骑虎难下 (qí hǔ nán xià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

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骑jì(Tw) saddle horse · mounted soldier 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]难nándifficult (to...) · problem 下xiàdown · downwards

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骑虎难下

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