虎口 [－－]

Jyutping fu2 hau2
Pinyin hǔ kǒu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. tiger's den
  2. dangerous place
  3. the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    老虎​個口
    tiger's mouth
    • 馬路如虎口
      马路如虎口
      The road is as danger as tiger's mouth
  2. 名詞
    拇指​同​食指​之間​連接​處​嘅​平面
    the adjacent surfaces of the thumb and the index finger
    • 打咗成日網球，揸拍揸到個虎口都痛。
      打咗成日网球，揸拍揸到个虎口都痛。
      I played tennis for whole day, I hold the rack for too long now even the adjacent surfaces of the thumb and the index finger feels hurt.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the jaws of death
  2. noun
    a tiger's mouth
  3. noun
    purlicue (the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我虽然在虎口里，却是安如泰山。
    我雖然在虎口裏，卻是安如泰山。
    wǒ suī rán zài hǔ kǒu lǐ ， què shì ān rú tài shān 。
    • Though I may be in the jaws of death, I am as a firm as a rock.
    • Though I am in the tiger's mouth, I am as calm as Mount Tai.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    马路如虎口
    馬路如虎口
    • The road is as danger as tiger's mouth
  2. Cantonese
    打咗成日网球，揸拍揸到个虎口都痛。
    打咗成日網球，揸拍揸到個虎口都痛。
    • I played tennis for whole day, I hold the rack for too long now even the adjacent surfaces of the thumb and the index finger feels hurt.
  3. Cantonese
    阿松又冇力又冇胆，你叫佢去自己一支公去同𠮶班人讲数即系送羊入虎口㗎咋㖞。
    阿松又冇力又冇膽，你叫佢去自己一支公去同嗰班人講數即係送羊入虎口㗎咋喎。
    • A-chung is all weak and cowardly. Now your asking him to go negotiate with those people on his own is like escorting a lamb into a tiger's maw.