明知山有虎，偏向虎山行
míng​zhī​shān​yǒu​hǔ​piān​xiàng​hǔ​shān​xíng

to brave known dangers

  1. 明知 míng​zhī verb
    to know perfectly well
    to be fully aware of something; to know clearly
  2. 山 shān noun
    mountain
    mountain; hill; range
  3. 有 yǒu verb
    there is
    there is; there are; to exist; to occur or happen
  4. 虎 hǔ noun
    tiger
    tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎo​hǔ
  5. ， piān
    non-Chinese
  6. 偏向 piān​xiàng
    to incline toward
    to tend toward a certain direction or side; to prefer a particular option or opinion
  7. 虎 hǔ noun
    tiger
    tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎo​hǔ
  8. 山行 shān​xíng
    mountain hike
    a walk or hike in the mountains