骑虎难下 qí hǔ nán xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

CHARACTERS

骑 qí
HSK 3
ride horseback; mount; cavalry
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
难 nán
HSK 3
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down