qí​hǔ​nán​xià

to be stuck in a difficult position

Senses

骑虎难下/ 騎虎難下 qí​hǔ​nán​xià to be stuck in a difficult position

impossible to stop halfway or back down due to the pressure of a situation; literally "if you ride a tiger, it is hard to get off"

References

synonym 骑虎难下/騎虎難下 进退两难/進退兩難
synonym 骑虎难下/騎虎難下 进退维谷/進退維谷
synonym 骑虎难下/騎虎難下 势成骑虎/勢成騎虎
variant 骑虎难下/騎虎難下 骑虎不下/騎虎不下
variant 骑虎难下/騎虎難下 骑虎之势/騎虎之勢
synonym 进退失据/進退失據 骑虎难下/騎虎難下
see 骑虎之势/騎虎之勢 骑虎难下/騎虎難下
synonym 势成骑虎/勢成騎虎 骑虎难下/騎虎難下