虎口

虎
口
tiger's den / dangerous place / the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand

Characters and words in 虎口

虎
hǔ = hu + Ø3
tiger / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
虎 = 几 + 虍 : Helga Horse (hu) is trying once more to get some nice stripes (虍). This time she is lying on the tiger's (虎) small table (几) to have him tattoo the stripes on her body in the space station (Ø3).
口
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Words with 虎口

虎
虎
口
口
余
餘
生
生
lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom) / fig. to narrowly escape death
羊
入
虎
口
lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom) / fig. to tread dangerous ground

Sentences with 虎口

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