虎口
fu2 hau2hǔ kǒu
English
- tiger's den
- dangerous place
- the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
- tiger's mouth
- the adjacent surfaces of the thumb and the index finger
粵語 — Cantonese
- 老虎個口
- 拇指同食指之間連接處嘅平面
Examples
我虽然在虎口里,却是安如泰山。
Though I may be in the jaws of death, I am as a firm as a rock.
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馬路如虎口
The road is as danger as tiger's mouth ----
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.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk