Correct
老虎头上拍苍蝇
/ lǎo hǔ tóu shàng pāi cāng yíng /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
非要老虎头上拍苍蝇
2
竟敢老虎头上拍苍蝇
3
不要老虎头上拍苍蝇
4
敢于老虎头上拍苍蝇
5
不敢老虎头上拍苍蝇
6
简直是老虎头上拍苍蝇
7
别老虎头上拍苍蝇
Definition
老虎头上拍苍蝇
Literally means:
smack a fly on tiger's head
Actually means:
offend Devil himself
It figuratively means that someone dares to take great risk by offending mighty persons.
比喻做非常冒险的事，触犯强有力的人物。
Example
Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
Bǎ
把
lǎobǎn
老板
de
的
chēzi
车子
gǎo
搞
huài
坏
,
wànyī
万一
chū
出
le
了
chēhuò
车祸
shì
是
yào
要
zhuījiū
追究
zérèn
责任
de
的
。
Wǒ
我
cái
才
bù
不
zài
在
lǎohǔ
老虎
tóu
头
shàng
上
pāi
拍
cāngying
苍蝇
ne
呢
!
If the boss's car is broken, he should be held accountable in case of an accident. I'm not shooting flies on a tiger's head!
2
Zhè
这
huǒ
伙
rén
人
shǒu
手
ná
拿
càidāo
菜刀
hé
和
tiěgùn
铁棍
,
nǐmen
你们
chìshǒukōngquán
赤手空拳
gēn
跟
tāmen
他们
dá
打
,
zhè
这
bù
不
děngyú
等于
lǎohǔ
老虎
tóu
头
shàng
上
pāi
拍
cāngying
苍蝇
ma
吗
?
Wǒ
我
kàn
看
háishi
还是
bàojǐng
报警
bā
吧
。
This group of people with kitchen knives and iron bars, you fight them bare-handed, this does not mean that the tiger's head beat flies? I think I'd better call the police.
3
Nǐ
你
gànshénme
干什么
bùhǎo
不好
,
fēi
非
yào
要
lǎohǔ
老虎
tóu
头
shàng
上
pāi
拍
cāngying
苍蝇
?
Wǒ
我
gǎn
敢
dǎdǔ
打赌
,
tāmen
他们
bù
不
lái
来
suànzhàng
算账
cái
才
guài
怪
。
What are you doing badly, you have to shoot a fly on a tiger's head? I bet they don't come to account.