伴君如伴虎 bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

伴 bàn
HSK 5
companion, comrade, partner; accompany
君 jūn
HSK 6
sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
伴 bàn
HSK 5
companion, comrade, partner; accompany
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname