created reference approved 势成骑虎/勢成騎虎 → 骑虎难下/騎虎難下 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
势成骑虎 / 勢成騎虎 shìchéngqíhǔ
骑虎难下 / 騎虎難下 qíhǔnánxià
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 势成骑虎/勢成騎虎 → 进退维谷/進退維谷 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
势成骑虎 / 勢成騎虎 shìchéngqíhǔ
进退维谷 / 進退維谷 jìntuìwéigǔ
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 势成骑虎/勢成騎虎 · shìchéngqíhǔ · to be in a dilemma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
势成骑虎 / 勢成騎虎
shìchéngqíhǔ
to be in a dilemma
impossible to stop halfway; being in a situation where one is forced by circumstances to keep going even though it has become dangerous, like riding a tiger and being unable to get off
势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · situation 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 骑 (literal) → 骑/騎 · qí · to ride 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition