势成骑虎 in English shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiomatic expression); metaphorically impossible to stop halfway

Simplified Characters

势 成 骑 虎

Traditional Characters

勢 成 騎 虎

Pinyin

shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

势shi4power 成cheng2surname Cheng 骑qi2(Tw) saddle horse 虎hu3tiger