调虎离山 diào hǔ lí shān

DEFINITIONS

  1. to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
  2. to lure an enemy away from his territory

CHARACTERS

调 diào transfer, move, change; tune
虎 hǔ tiger; brave, fierce; surname
离 lí rare beast; strange; elegant
山 shān mountain, hill, peak