骑虎不下
qí​hǔ​bù​xià

unable to dismount the tiger

  • created sense approved 骑虎不下/騎虎不下 · qí​hǔ​bù​xià · unable to dismount the tiger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    骑虎不下 / 騎虎不下

    qí​hǔ​bù​xià

    unable to dismount the tiger

    (variant form) to be stuck in a difficult position where there is no easy way out; having started something difficult, one is unable to stop or withdraw

    骑 (literal) → 骑/騎 · qí · to ride 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 不下 (literal) → 不下 · bù​xià · to be at a standstill

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense