骑虎难下

qí hǔ nán xià

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1. if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

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Child Words of 骑虎难下

• 下 下 xià: down
• 虎 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 骑 骑 qí: to sit astride