羊入虎口

羊入虎口

Chinese

		caprid	to enter	a tiger's mouth; the jaws of death
trad. (羊入虎口)		羊	入	虎口
simp. #(羊入虎口)		羊	入	虎口
Literally: “a sheep enters a tiger's mouth”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yángrùhǔkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ jap⁶ fu² hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yángrùhǔkǒu [Phonetic: yángrùhúkǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangruhhuukoou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yángrùhǔkǒu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁴ jap⁶ fu² hau²
    • Yale: yèuhng yahp fú háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ jap⁹ fu² hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ yeb⁶ fu² heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːŋ²¹ jɐp̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

羊入虎口

1. to enter a dangerous situation where one will certainly suffer