明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

Chinese
 
to know perfectly well; to be fully aware; wittingly
to know perfectly well; to be fully aware; wittingly; intentionally; knowingly; deliberately
 mountain; hill
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 tiger
 
one-sided; to lean; to slant
one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side
 
direction; part; side
direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
 tiger mountain; hill
 
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (明知山有虎，偏向虎山行) 明知 山 有 虎 ， 偏 向 虎 山 行
simp. #(明知山有虎，偏向虎山行) 明知 山 有 虎 ， 偏 向 虎 山 行
Literally: “clearly know there's tigers on the mountain, yet willfully go toward the tigers' mountain”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhī shān yǒu hǔ, piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng [Phonetic: míngzhīshānyóuhǔ,piānxiànghǔshānxíng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄨˇ , ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhih shan yǒu hǔ, pian siàng hǔ shan síng
      • Wade–Giles: ming2-chih1 shan1 yu3 hu3, pʻien1 hsiang4 hu3 shan1 hsing2
      • Yale: míng-jr̄ shān yǒu hǔ-, pyān syàng hǔ shān syíng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjy shan yeou huu, pian shianq huu shan shyng
      • Palladius: минчжи шань ю ху, пянь сян ху шань син (minčži šanʹ ju xu, pjanʹ sjan xu šanʹ sin)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

Idiom

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

  1. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers involved
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