探虎口

tànhǔkǒu

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

单枪匹马去谈判，无异于探虎口。

Dānqiāng-pǐmǎ qù tánpàn, wúyì yú tànhǔkǒu.

Going in alone to negotiate is as good as sticking your hand in a tiger's mouth.

HSK 7-9

他为了救人，毅然探虎口，毫不犹豫。

Tā wèile jiù rén, yìrán tànhǔkǒu, háobù-yóuyù.

To save the others he walked straight into the lion's den without a moment's hesitation.

memory

Kin to 探虎穴 and the famous 不入虎穴，焉得虎子. Picture literally reaching into a tiger's jaws: the core image of voluntary, extreme risk.

探 tàn

虎 hǔ

口 kǒu