羊入虎口 yáng rù hǔ kǒu

fig. to tread dangerous ground

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to tread dangerous ground
  2. 2. lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
羊 yáng HSK 2
sheep; goat; surname Yang
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth