a chasm for dragon to hide or a cave for tigers to have their lair
Longtan tiger cave, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ó NGT á NH ǔ K ū, which means the deep pool where the dragon lives and the nest where the tiger lives; it refers to an extremely dangerous place. From Haotian tower.
Notes on Idioms
Pool: deep pool; Cave: cave.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan zhukai's the third fold of Haotian Tower: "I can't break through Tianguan and Dihu and jump out of this dragon pond and tiger cave."
Idiom usage
It is used as subject, object and attribute; it refers to a dangerous place. You are the crown prince. How can you escape from the trap? Fire first King Kong, hard to get rid of the tiger cave! Water Margin by Shi Naian in Ming Dynasty Chapter 59
a chasm for dragon to hide or a cave for tigers to have their lair
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