Is it difficult to make sense of riding a tiger?

Phonetic ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄣㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

Pinyin qí hǔ nán xià

Definition: You cannot get off the back of a tiger. It is a metaphor for something being done in the middle; being forced by the situation; being unable to stop and having to go to the end; being in a dilemma.

The idiom comes from "The Biography of Yuan Hua in the History of the Ming Dynasty": "The fear of death is deep, and you will take risks, and it will be difficult to get off the tiger."

Simplified Chinese characters It will be difficult to get off the tiger.

Commonly used level Commonly used

Feeling *** the derogatory meaning of color

The idiom can’t be written as "炷".

Similar words are in a dilemma, unable to give up

Opposite words are smooth sailing and overwhelming

Idiom story When the Eastern Jin Dynasty became emperor, Minister Wen Qiao organized a coalition to attack the rebels. ***. In the early days of the war, several coalition forces suffered successive defeats, and the army was almost running out of food. This situation made coach Tao Kan anxious. He said angrily to Wen Qiao: "When you mobilized me, you said that everything had been arranged. Now that the battle has not begun, the army rations are almost out. If the army rations cannot be supplied immediately, I will have to withdraw." "Wen Qiao said to Tao Kan: "Since ancient times, if we want to win a war, we must first unite internally. Although our army is short of food and in a difficult situation, if we withdraw immediately, it will not only make people laugh at us, but also cause rebellion. The army is even more arrogant. Our current situation is like riding on a ferocious beast. How can we survive without killing the ferocious beast?" Tao Kan accepted Wen Qiao's persuasion and led his army to fight bravely. The enemy finally defeated the rebels. Wen Qiao persuaded Tao Kan that "It's easy to get off when riding a fierce beast", which later evolved into the idiom "It's hard to get off when riding a tiger". It means that it is impossible to stop when things have developed to a certain extent, so riding a tiger with difficulty also means being in a dilemma.

English translation He who rides a tiger is afraid to di *** ount.

Japanese translation of riding a tiger (きこ)の时(いきお)い

Ministry of Education Idiom Dictionary

Phonetic notation ㄑㄧˊ　ㄏㄨˇ　ㄋㄢˊ　ㄒㄧㄚˋ

Pinyin qí hǔ nán xià

The idiom explains riding on a tiger and not daring to get off for fear of being bitten. It means that things are forced by circumstances and cannot be stopped, so we have to continue. #language version of the Southern Dynasties and Song dynasties. He Fasheng's "Jin Zhong Xing Shu".

Semantic explanation: It means that something is forced by the situation and cannot be stopped, so we have to continue. Usage categories are used to express "cannot stop". Idiom Sentences <01>The purpose of my strategy is to lure the enemy deeper and make it difficult for them to get off. <02>Isn't it embarrassing for him to talk nonsense without making sense? It's hard to get off a tiger. <03>You are a smart person, how could you put yourself in a difficult situation? <04> Regarding this matter, we were riding a tiger and couldn't stop it, so we had to bite the bullet and carry on. <05>If things continue to develop like this, be careful that you are riding a tiger and unable to escape. <06>At this moment, I am riding a tiger and it is difficult to get out. Let’s develop with the trend first, and then adapt to changes! <07>I didn’t expect that things would turn into something difficult, so I just let nature take its course and figure it out! <08>The situation has reached a point where it is difficult to get off. Although I am not sure, I have no choice but to put all my money into it and give it a try. <09> It was just a joke at first, but he believed it to be true. In the end, it became difficult for him to get off the ground. <10> We were just talking about my girlfriend casually, but my mother said she wanted to come and have a look. Now I am stuck and I don’t know what to do.