龙潭虎穴

Traditional: 龍潭虎穴

lóng tán hǔ xué

Dictionary entry

(lit.) dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom)

What does 龙潭虎穴 mean?

龙潭虎穴 (lóng tán hǔ xué) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom)

2(fig.) dangerous place; hostile territory

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龙Lóngsurname Long 潭Tánsurname Tan 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]穴xuécave · cavity

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