created sense approved 捉虎容易放虎难/捉虎容易放虎難 · zhuōhǔróngyìfànghǔnán · easier to start than to finish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
捉虎容易放虎难 / 捉虎容易放虎難
zhuōhǔróngyìfànghǔnán
easier to start than to finish
It is easier to start something than to conclude it satisfactorily
捉 (literal) → 捉 · zhuō · to catch 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 容易 (literal) → 容易 · róngyì · easy 放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to release 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 捉虎容易放虎难/捉虎容易放虎難 · zhuōhǔróngyìfànghǔnán · easier to capture than release — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
捉虎容易放虎难 / 捉虎容易放虎難
zhuōhǔróngyìfànghǔnán
easier to capture than release
Metaphor for the danger of letting an opponent go, as they may turn and counterattack
捉 (literal) → 捉 · zhuō · to catch 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 容易 (literal) → 容易 · róngyì · easy 放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to release 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition