騎虎難下 [骑－难－]

Jyutping ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6
Pinyin qí hǔ nán xià

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    處​於​中途​難以​放​棄​嘅​局面
    impossible to stop halfway; literally: when riding a tiger, it is hard to get off
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to get into a situation where both proceeding forward and backing down are difficult
    (syn.) 進退維谷, 进退两难, 进退维谷, 進退兩難
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    骑虎难下
    騎虎難下
    ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6
    • impossible to stop halfway; literally: when riding a tiger, it is hard to get off