Meaning of 虎口拔牙
虎口拔牙 means to do something as dangerous as pulling a tiger's tooth; to take extreme risks. Pronounced hǔ kǒu bá yá.
- to do something as dangerous as pulling a tiger's tooth; to take extreme risks
Definitions & Examples
Cóng从
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
nà那
lǐ里
wā挖
zǒu走
tā他
men们
de的
hé核
xīn心
jì技
shù术
rén人
yuán员
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
hǔ虎
kǒu口
bá拔
yá牙
。
Poaching core technical staff from a competitor is no different from pulling a tooth from a tiger's mouth.
Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
qián潜
rù入
dí敌
yíng营
jiù救
rén人
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
hǔ虎
kǒu口
bá拔
yá牙
。
For him to sneak into the enemy camp alone to rescue someone is simply like pulling a tooth from a tiger's mouth.
Hǔ虎
kǒu口
bá拔
yá牙
de的
shì事
，
wǒ我
kě可
bù不
gǎn敢
zuò做
。
I wouldn't dare do something as dangerous as pulling a tiger's tooth.
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