粵

虎fu2口hau2

fu2 hau2hǔ kǒu

English

  1. tiger's den
  2. dangerous place
  3. the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
  4. tiger's mouth
  5. the adjacent surfaces of the thumb and the index finger

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 老虎個口
  2. 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

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