调 虎 离 山

diào hǔ lí shāndictionary entry

to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom) / to lure an enemy away from his territory

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Original source entry:

調虎離山 调虎离山 [diao4 hu3 li2 shan1] /to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)/to lure an enemy away from his territory/

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Other forms in these source records: 調虎離山

调
diào
to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody
tiáo
to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite
虎
hǔ
tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī]
离
chī
mythical beast (archaic)
lí
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing fire / ☲
Lí
surname Li
山
shān
mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
Shān
surname Shan

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