The mouth of the tiger(chuí ěr hǔ kǒu)
The mouth of the tiger
Chui Baihu Kou is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Chu í ě RH ǔ K ǒ u, meaning to deliver food to hukou. It means being in danger. From selected works · Sima Qian's report to Ren Shaoqing.
The origin of Idioms
Selected works · Sima Qian's report to Ren Shaoqing: "Li Ling's soldiers were less than 5000, and he deeply practiced in the army. He lived in the king's court and baited the tiger." "Hanging bait is better than sending food," notes Zhang
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used of a person's situation
Chinese PinYin : chuí ěr hǔ kǒu
The mouth of the tiger
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