探虎穴

tànhǔxué
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to take a bold risk, to brave the tiger's den
  2. 2 to go into danger in pursuit of a great goal

Examples

Zuò shēngyì yǒushí jiù děi tànhǔxué, bù màoxiǎn jiù méiyǒu huíbào.
In business you sometimes have to brave the tiger's den — no risk, no reward.
Jìzhě tànhǔxué, qiánrù xiànchǎng cǎifǎng.
The journalist entered the lion's den, sneaking onto the scene to report.

Tips

history
From 《·》: 虎穴不得虎子 — 'if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the cub.' Ban Chao uttered this before his daring raid on the Xiongnu envoys, turning it into China's most durable proverb about calculated risk.

Stroke Order

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