"羊入虎口" meaning in Chinese

See 羊入虎口 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /jɑŋ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jœːŋ²¹ jɐp̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 羊入虎口
  1. to enter a dangerous situation where one will certainly suffer Tags: idiomatic
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "a sheep enters a tiger's mouth",
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      "glosses": [
        "to enter a dangerous situation where one will certainly suffer"
      ],
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        [
          "enter",
          "enter"
        ],
        [
          "dangerous",
          "dangerous"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ],
        [
          "suffer",
          "suffer"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yángrùhǔkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joeng⁴ jap⁶ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yángrùhǔkǒu [Phonetic: yángrùhúkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yángrùhǔkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yang²-ju⁴-hu³-kʻou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yáng-rù-hǔ-kǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yangruhhuukoou"
    },
    {
      "roman": "janžuxukou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "янжухукоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joeng⁴ jap⁶ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yèuhng yahp fú háu"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joeng⁴ jap⁹ fu² hau²"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yêng⁴ yeb⁶ fu² heo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ jɐp̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    }
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  "word": "羊入虎口"
}
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  "lang": "Chinese",
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  "literal_meaning": "a sheep enters a tiger's mouth",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 入",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 口",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 羊",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 虎",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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      "glosses": [
        "to enter a dangerous situation where one will certainly suffer"
      ],
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          "enter",
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        ],
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          "dangerous",
          "dangerous"
        ],
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          "situation",
          "situation"
        ],
        [
          "suffer",
          "suffer"
        ]
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yángrùhǔkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joeng⁴ jap⁶ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yángrùhǔkǒu [Phonetic: yángrùhúkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yángrùhǔkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yang²-ju⁴-hu³-kʻou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yáng-rù-hǔ-kǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yangruhhuukoou"
    },
    {
      "roman": "janžuxukou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "янжухукоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joeng⁴ jap⁶ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yèuhng yahp fú háu"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "joeng⁴ jap⁹ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yêng⁴ yeb⁶ fu² heo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ jɐp̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "羊入虎口"
}

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