明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

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Definitions

1. lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
2. fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

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Child Words of 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

• 偏 偏 piān: to lean
• 偏向 偏向 piān xiàng: partial towards sth
• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 虎 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 行 行 háng: row
• 行 行 xíng: to walk
• 山行 山行 shān xíng: mountain hike
• 明 明 míng: bright
• 明知 明知 míng zhī: to be fully aware of
• 知 知 zhī: to know
• 向 向 xiàng: towards