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探虎口

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Collocation

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探虎口之食
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如同探虎口
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冒死探虎口

Definition

探虎口

Literally means:

probe into the tiger's mouth

Actually means:

explore a dangerous place

虎口 literally refers to the tiger's mouth.

It figuratively means a dangerous place.

This phrase figuratively means venturing into a dangerous place.

虎口,老虎的嘴,比喻危险的地方。

探虎口,比喻深入危险的地方。

Example

Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
Ràng
zuò
卧底
  
,
tàn
kǒu
虎口
  
?
xíng
不行
xíng
不行
  
,
zhè
tài
wēixiǎn
危险
le
  
,
wàn
万一
chū
liǎo
shì
  
,
zěnme
怎么
xiàng
父母
jiāodài
交代
ne
  
?

Let him be an undercover agent, probe the tiger's mouth? No, no, it's too dangerous, in case something happens, how do you account to his parents?

2
Cóng
xiē
一些
àn
案例
可以
kànchū
看出
  
,
tānguān
贪官
hǎo
好比
chī
rén
de
lǎo
老虎
  
,
bào
举报
tānguān
贪官
jiù
tóng
如同
tàn
kǒu
虎口
  
,
lòng
hǎo
不好
huì
bèi
lǎo
老虎
chī
diào
de
  

From some cases can be seen, corrupt officials like a man-eating tiger, you report corrupt officials are like sniffing the mouth of a tiger, not good will be eaten by the tiger.

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xiǎng
liǎojiě
了解
qíngkuàng
情况
  
,
néng
自己
zhíjiē
直接
  
,
háishi
还是
ràng
biéren
别人
tàn
kǒu
虎口
  
guò
不过
  
,
huà
计划
dìng
一定
de
zuò
de
zhōu
周密
xiē
  

You want to understand the situation, can not go directly by yourself, or let others to explore the mouth of the tiger. However, the plan must be well planned.