Meaning of 与虎谋皮
与虎谋皮 means to negotiate with a tiger for its skin; fig. to attempt to obtain something from an evil party that harms their vital interests. Pronounced yǔ hǔ móu pí.
- to negotiate with a tiger for its skin; fig. to attempt to obtain something from an evil party that harms their vital interests
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
xiǎng想
ràng让
nà那
gè个
tān贪
guān官
fàng放
qì弃
shòu受
huì贿
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yǔ与
hǔ虎
móu谋
pí皮
。
Expecting that corrupt official to give up taking bribes is simply asking a tiger for its skin.
Gēn跟
zhè这
zhǒng种
wéi唯
lì利
shì是
tú图
de的
rén人
tán谈
hé合
zuò作
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
yǔ与
hǔ虎
móu谋
pí皮
。
Negotiating cooperation with this kind of profit-obsessed person is no different from asking a tiger for its skin.
Ràng让
tā他
zhǔ主
dòng动
chéng承
rèn认
cuò错
wù误
，
nà那
shì是
yǔ与
hǔ虎
móu谋
pí皮
。
Getting him to voluntarily admit his mistakes is asking a tiger for its skin.