调虎离山 diào hǔ lí shān

to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
调 diào HSK 3
to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
离 lí HSK 2
to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain