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虎尾春冰

hǔ wěi chūn bīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom) / fig. extremely dangerous situation
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

虎尾春冰 虎尾春冰 [hu3 wei3 chun1 bing1] /lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)/fig. extremely dangerous situation/

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Character information

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  • 虎
    hǔ

    tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī]

  • 尾
    wěi

    tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish

    yǐ

    horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc

  • 春
    chūn

    spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life

    Chūn

    surname Chun

  • 冰
    bīng

    ice / CL:塊|块[kuài] / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.