"馬路如虎口" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /maː¹³ lou̯²² jyː²¹ fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 马路如虎口 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 馬路如虎口
  1. Roads are as dangerous as a tiger's mouth; Follow traffic rules and cross the road safely
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  "literal_meaning": "Roads are like a tiger's mouth",
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          "Road",
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          "dangerous",
          "dangerous"
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        [
          "tiger",
          "tiger"
        ],
        [
          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ],
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          "Follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "traffic",
          "traffic"
        ],
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          "rule",
          "rule"
        ],
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ],
        [
          "road",
          "road"
        ],
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          "safely",
          "safely"
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mǎlù rú hǔkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "maa⁵ lou⁶ jyu⁴ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mǎlù rú hǔkǒu [Phonetic: mǎlùrúhúkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mǎlù rú hǔkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ma³-lu⁴ ju² hu³-kʻou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mǎ-lù rú hǔ-kǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "maaluh ru huukoou"
    },
    {
      "roman": "malu žu xukou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "малу жу хукоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ]
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "maa⁵ lou⁶ jyu⁴ fu² hau²"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "máh louh yùh fú háu"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "maa⁵ lou⁶ jy⁴ fu² hau²"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ma⁵ lou⁶ yu⁴ fu² heo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maː¹³ lou̯²² jyː²¹ fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/",
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  "word": "馬路如虎口"
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          "Road",
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          "dangerous",
          "dangerous"
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          "tiger",
          "tiger"
        ],
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          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ],
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          "Follow",
          "follow"
        ],
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          "traffic",
          "traffic"
        ],
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          "rule",
          "rule"
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          "cross",
          "cross"
        ],
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          "road",
          "road"
        ],
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          "safely",
          "safely"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "mǎlù rú hǔkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "maa⁵ lou⁶ jyu⁴ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mǎlù rú hǔkǒu [Phonetic: mǎlùrúhúkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mǎlù rú hǔkǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ma³-lu⁴ ju² hu³-kʻou³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mǎ-lù rú hǔ-kǒu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "maaluh ru huukoou"
    },
    {
      "roman": "malu žu xukou",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "малу жу хукоу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "maa⁵ lou⁶ jyu⁴ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "máh louh yùh fú háu"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "maa⁵ lou⁶ jy⁴ fu² hau²"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ma⁵ lou⁶ yu⁴ fu² heo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maː¹³ lou̯²² jyː²¹ fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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  "word": "馬路如虎口"
}

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