虎穴

Chinese

tiger hole; cave
trad. (虎穴)
simp. #(虎穴)

Pronunciation


Noun

虎穴

  1. tiger's den
  2. (figurative) danger spot; dangerous place

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 不入虎穴,不得虎子
  • 不入虎穴,焉得虎子 (bù rù hǔxué, yān dé hǔzǐ)
  • 不探虎穴,安得虎子
  • 虎穴龍潭虎穴龙潭
  • 龍潭虎穴龙潭虎穴

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
けつ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞ke̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

()(けつ) • (koketsu) 

  1. tiger's den
  2. (figurative) danger spot; dangerous place

Derived terms

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