虎口 (hǔ) — webbing between the thumb and index finger; jaws of death; a very dangerous situation
Definition
Literally 'tiger's mouth'. Used literally for the skin webbing between thumb and index finger, and figuratively (e.g. 虎口脱险) to mean a deadly, very dangerous situation — escaping 'from the tiger's jaws'.
noun
webbing between the thumb and index fingerjaws of deatha very dangerous situation
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 虎口。hǔ De wèi zhì zài mǔ zhǐ hé shí zhǐ zhī jiān.The webbing is between the thumb and index finger.
- 虎口。Tā zhè cì zhēn shì hǔ táo shēng.He really escaped from the jaws of death this time.
- 虎口，。Cóng hǔ lǐ bá yá, tài wēi xiǎn le.Pulling a tooth from the tiger's mouth is too dangerous.
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