老虎頭上打蒼蠅
lǎo​hǔ​tóu​shang​dǎ​cāng​ying

extremely dangerous

  • created sense approved 老虎头上打苍蝇/老虎頭上打蒼蠅 · lǎo​hǔ​tóu​shang​dǎ​cāng​ying · extremely dangerous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老虎头上打苍蝇 / 老虎頭上打蒼蠅

    lǎo​hǔ​tóu​shang​dǎ​cāng​ying

    extremely dangerous

    to swat a fly on a tiger's head; an idiom meaning to take great risks or provoke a powerful person

    老虎 (literal) → 老虎 · lǎo​hǔ · tiger 头上 (literal) → 头上/頭上 · tóu​shang · overhead 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 苍蝇 (literal) → 苍蝇/蒼蠅 · cāng​ying · fly

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    created sense