Meaning of 龙潭虎穴
龙潭虎穴 means dangerous den; perilous spot; extremely hazardous place. Pronounced lóng tán hǔ xué.
- dangerous den; perilous spot; extremely hazardous place
Definitions & Examples
Wèi为
le了
huò获
qǔ取
qíng情
bào报
，
tā他
yì毅
rán然
chuǎng闯
rù入
le了
lóng龙
tán潭
hǔ虎
xué穴
。
To obtain intelligence, he resolutely entered the lion's den.
Nà那
ge个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
de的
wō窝
diǎn点
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
lóng龙
tán潭
hǔ虎
xué穴
，
jǐng警
chá察
bì必
xū须
jǐn谨
shèn慎
xíng行
dòng动
。
That criminal gang's hideout is truly a dangerous den; the police must proceed with caution.
Jí即
biàn便
zhī知
dào道
qián前
fāng方
shì是
lóng龙
tán潭
hǔ虎
xué穴
，
tàn探
xiǎn险
duì队
yě也
jué决
dìng定
yǒng勇
wǎng往
zhí直
qián前
。
Even though they knew the path ahead was perilous, the expedition team decided to press forward bravely.
Hǔ虎
xué穴
lóng龙
tán潭
de的
shuō说
fǎ法
yě也
cháng常
jiàn见
yú于
gǔ古
diǎn典
xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
。
The phrase 'tiger's den and dragon's pool' is also commonly seen in classical novels.