bá​hǔ​xū

to pluck a tiger's whiskers

Senses

拔虎须/ 拔虎鬚 bá​hǔ​xū to pluck a tiger's whiskers

To pluck a tiger's whiskers; to take a great risk or to provoke a powerful person.

拔虎须/ 拔虎鬚 bá​hǔ​xū swindle

A term for various forms of gambling fraud or swindling, originally referring to a specific shell-game-like trick using hidden strings.

拔虎须/ 拔虎鬚 bá​hǔ​xū to draw lots

To draw lots or pick slips of paper to make a decision, same as 拈阄 niān​jiū.

References

variant 拔虎须/拔虎鬚 捋虎须/捋虎鬚
same_as 拔虎须/拔虎鬚 拈阄/拈鬮
synonym 捋虎须/捋虎鬚 拔虎须/拔虎鬚
synonym 拈阄/拈鬮 拔虎须/拔虎鬚