伴君如伴虎 bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ

Serving a ruler is as risky as a tiger

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
伴 bàn HSK 5
to accompany; companion; partner
君 jūn HSK 6
lord; ruler; monarch
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
伴 bàn HSK 5
to accompany; companion; partner
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger