in peril

in peril

The Chinese idiom y á NgR ù h ǔ Q ú n means that good people fall into the hands of bad people and are in extreme danger. It comes from Shao Jiuniang, strange tales from a lonely studio, written by Pu Songling in the Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

It means that good people fall into the hands of bad people and are in extreme danger.

The origin of Idioms

According to Pu Songling's strange tales from a lonely studio Shao Jiuniang in the Qing Dynasty, "stealing sheep into the tigers is a terrible mess."

Idiom usage

To be in extreme danger