tiger's cave and dragon's pool; extremely dangerous place
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
tiger's cave and dragon's pool; extremely dangerous place; lair of powerful enemies
literaryThis is a variant form of the idiom 龙潭虎穴 (lóngtán-hǔxué). Both word orders are used interchangeably to describe a place of great peril, often referring to the stronghold of criminals or enemies.
Wèi为
le了
jiù救
chū出
bèi被
bǎng绑
jià架
de的
rén人
zhì质
，
tā他
gū孤
shēn身
chuǎng闯
rù入
le了
hǔ虎
xué穴
lóng龙
tán潭
。
To rescue the kidnapped hostage, he ventured alone into the lion's den.
Zhè这
lǐ里
shì是
fàn贩
dú毒
jí集
tuán团
de的
lǎo老
cháo巢
，
kān堪
chēng称
hǔ虎
xué穴
lóng龙
tán潭
，
jìn进
qu去
róng容
yì易
chū出
lái来
nán难
。
This is the stronghold of the drug cartel, truly a dragon's pool and tiger's cave—easy to enter but hard to leave.
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Jǐng警
chá察
men们
bù不
gù顾
wēi危
xiǎn险
，
zhí直
dǎo捣
hǔ虎
xué穴
lóng龙
tán潭
，
zuì最
zhōng终
zhuā抓
huò获
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
zuì罪
fàn犯
。
The police disregarded the danger and struck directly at the heart of the dragon's lair, ultimately capturing all the criminals.