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虎穴

hǔxué
noun #24,740

Meanings

  1. 1 tiger's den
  2. 2 dangerous place
  3. 3 lion's den

Examples

不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Bù rù hǔxué, yān dé hǔzǐ.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. (Lit: If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the tiger's cub?)
他只身闯入虎穴，救出了人质。
Tā zhī shēn chuǎng rù hǔxué, jiùchū le rénzhì.
He entered the tiger's den alone and rescued the hostages.

Tips

history
不入虎穴，焉得虎子 is attributed to the Han dynasty general Ban Chao (班超), who used it to motivate his outnumbered troops before a daring night raid. It is one of the most famous Chinese proverbs about courage.

Stroke Order

虎 hǔ
穴 xué