与 虎 谋 皮

yǔ hǔ móu pídictionary entry

(lit.) to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); (fig.) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests

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Original source entry:

與虎謀皮 与虎谋皮 [yu3 hu3 mou2 pi2] /(lit.) to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt (idiom); (fig.) to ask sb to act contrary to their own interests/

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与虎谋皮

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