骑虎难下

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 骑虎难下 – see 騎虎難下 (“ride a tiger and find it difficult to dismount; to get into a situation where both proceeding forward and backing down are difficult”). (This term is the simplified form of 騎虎難下).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.