Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

虎口

hǔkǒu

ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ

  1. 1tiger's den
  2. 2dangerous place
  3. 3the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
Example

我雖然在虎口裡,卻是安如泰山。

wǒ suīrán zài hǔkǒu lǐ quèshì ānrúTàiShān

Though I may be in the jaws of death, I am as a firm as a rock.

Keep 虎口 and it comes back until you know it.

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