- 騎虎難下
- qíhǔnánxiàhe who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount—irrevocably but unwillingly committed; unable to extricate oneself from a difficult situation* * *qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway* * *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
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.