明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
  2. fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

CHARACTERS

明 míng bright, light, brilliant; clear
知 zhī know, perceive, comprehend
山 shān mountain, hill, peak
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
虎 hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname
偏 piān inclined one side; slanting
向 xiàng toward, direction, trend
虎 hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname
山 shān mountain, hill, peak
行 xíng go; walk; move, travel; circulate