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老虎嘴里拔牙
lǎo​hǔ​zuǐ​lǐ​bá​yá

to pull a tooth from a tiger's mouth

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
老虎嘴里拔牙 老虎嘴裡拔牙 lǎo​hǔ​zuǐ​lǐ​bá​yá
to pull a tooth from a tiger's mouth
To take a huge risk or provoke a dangerous person, often resulting in self-destruction; used as a xiehouyu to imply 自找死路 zì​zhǎo​sǐ​lù.

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  • 自找死路 zì​zhǎo​sǐ​lù
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