- 跳出火坑 tiàochūhuǒkēng to escape from a living hellLiterally "to jump out of a fire pit"; to free oneself from a life of torture, suffering, or extreme danger; often used specifically to describe escaping from forced prostitution
- 跳出釜底进火坑 tiàochūfǔdǐjìnhuǒkēng out of the frying pan into the fireto escape one bad situation only to end up in an even worse one
- 跳火坑 tiàohuǒkēng to jump into a pit of fireTo fall into or knowingly plunge into an extremely tragic, difficult, or dangerous situation