Meaning of 骑虎难下
骑虎难下 means to be in too deep to quit; to have no way to back down from a difficult situation. Pronounced qí hǔ nán xià.
- to be in too deep to quit; to have no way to back down from a difficult situation
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
qí骑
hǔ虎
nán难
xià下
，
zhǐ只
néng能
jì继
xù续
le了
。
This matter has already begun; now we're in too deep to quit, so we can only continue.
Tā他
tóu投
zī资
tài太
duō多
，
xiàn现
zài在
qí骑
hǔ虎
nán难
xià下
，
wú无
fǎ法
tuì退
chū出
。
He has invested too much and now finds himself in too deep to back out.
Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
qí骑
hǔ虎
nán难
xià下
de的
jú局
miàn面
，
tā他
zhǐ只
néng能
yìng硬
zhe着
tóu头
pí皮
wǎng往
qián前
zǒu走
。
Faced with such a catch-22 situation, he had no choice but to press on.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
yī一
dàn旦
jiè介
rù入
，
jiù就
huì会
xiàn陷
rù入
qí骑
hǔ虎
nán难
xià下
de的
jìng境
dì地
。
Once the government gets involved, it will fall into an irreversible predicament.