xué
lóng
tán

idiom
common

Meaning of 虎穴龙潭

虎穴龙潭 means tiger's cave and dragon's pool; extremely dangerous place; lair of powerful enemies. Pronounced hǔ xué lóng tán.

  • tiger's cave and dragon's pool; extremely dangerous place; lair of powerful enemies

Definitions & Examples

Wèi
le
jiù
chū
bèi
bǎng
jià
de
rén
zhì
 
shēn
chuǎng
le
xué
lóng
tán
 

To rescue the kidnapped hostage, he ventured alone into the lion's den.

Zhè
shì
fàn
tuán
de
lǎo
cháo
 
kān
chēng
xué
lóng
tán
 
jìn
qu
róng
chū
lái
nán
 

This is the stronghold of the drug cartel, truly a dragon's pool and tiger's cave—easy to enter but hard to leave.

Jǐng
chá
men
wēi
xiǎn
 
zhí
dǎo
xué
lóng
tán
 
zuì
zhōng
zhuā
huò
le
suǒ
yǒu
zuì
fàn
 

The police disregarded the danger and struck directly at the heart of the dragon's lair, ultimately capturing all the criminals.

Measure Words

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