Hold the snake and ride the tiger

Hold the snake and ride the tiger

The Chinese idiom, w ò sh é Q í h ǔ, refers to a very dangerous situation. It comes from the biography of Pengcheng king in the book of Wei.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Pengcheng king in the book of Wei, "Yanhe rode on a tiger with a snake in his hand, but he didn't feel difficult."

Analysis of Idioms

Potential like riding a tiger

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive, combined and derogatory

Examples

Remember Taihang Mountain million, once into the master control. Today, I'm holding the snake and riding the tiger. ---Congratulating the bridegroom and seeing off Chen Zhenzhou Zihua by Liu Kezhuang in Song Dynasty

Idiom story

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wei Gaozu died in the imperial palace. Wang yuanxie of Pengcheng issued an imperial edict for Shizong to drive in case of unexpected events. The coffin went to Luyang before it was mourned. At that time, Wang Yuanxi of Xianyang suspected yuanxie of conspiracy and said, "it's dangerous for you to do so." Yuanxie held a grudge and said, "my elder brother knows how old he is, so he knows how dangerous he is; Yanhe has a snake and a tiger, but he doesn't feel difficult."