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虎口
Simplified
虎口
Traditional
虎口
Pinyin
hǔ kǒu
Definition
tiger's den; dangerous place; the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
别把手伸进虎口
Bié bǎ shǒu shēn jìn hǔ kǒu
Don't stick your hand into the tiger's den / web between thumb and finger
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虎
虍
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几
虍
Part
hū
tiger
几
Part
jǐ
small table
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虎
虐
虚
虑
虏
虞
虔
虖
豦
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