騎虎難下

騎虎難下
qíhǔnánxià
he who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount—irrevocably but unwillingly committed; unable to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
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qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4
if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
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騎虎難下|骑虎难下 [qí hǔ nán xià] if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

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