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羊入虎口
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Chinese
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caprid
to enter
a
tiger
's
mouth
; the
jaws
of
death
trad.
(
羊入虎口
)
羊
入
虎口
simp.
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(
羊入虎口
)
羊
入
虎口
Literally:
“a sheep enters a tiger's mouth”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
yángrùhǔkǒu
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
joeng
4
jap
6
fu
2
hau
2
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
yángrùhǔkǒu
[Phonetic: yángrù
hú
kǒu]
Zhuyin
:
ㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
yángrùhǔkǒu
Wade–Giles
:
yang
2
-ju
4
-hu
3
-kʻou
3
Yale
:
yáng-rù-hǔ-kǒu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
yangruhhuukoou
Palladius
:
янжухукоу
(janžuxukou)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jɑŋ³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
joeng
4
jap
6
fu
2
hau
2
Yale
:
yèuhng yahp fú háu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
joeng
4
jap
9
fu
2
hau
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
yêng
4
yeb
6
fu
2
heo
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/jœːŋ
²¹
jɐp̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Idiom
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羊入虎口
to
enter
a
dangerous
situation
where one will certainly
suffer