hổ quyền
Definition
- Noun:
- A tiger's den; a tiger's lair: A place where a tiger lives, rests, or hides. This is the literal and original meaning.
- (Archaic, figurative) A dangerous place; a perilous situation or arena: Used metaphorically to describe a place or situation fraught with extreme danger, akin to entering a tiger's territory.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Những thợ săn dũng cảm tiến sâu vào hổ quyền. (The brave hunters advanced deep into the tiger's den.)
- Chính trường đôi khi được ví như một hổ quyền đầy nguy hiểm. (The political arena is sometimes likened to a perilous tiger's den.)
Advanced Usage
- "Vào hang cọp, ra hổ quyền": An idiom meaning "to enter the tiger's cave, to exit the tiger's lair," used to describe venturing into a series of extremely dangerous situations.
- Công việc điều tra của anh ấy chẳng khác nào vào hang cọp, ra hổ quyền. (His investigative work was like entering the tiger's cave and exiting the tiger's lair.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hang hổ (n): Tiger's cave. A synonym with a very similar meaning.
- Ổ hổ (n): Tiger's nest/den. Another synonym for a tiger's dwelling place.
Synonyms
- Sào huyệt: Lair, den (often used for criminals or dangerous animals).
- Nơi nguy hiểm: Dangerous place.
Related Idioms
- "Hổ quyền long đàm": Literally "tiger's den, dragon's pool," an idiom describing an extremely dangerous and formidable place.
- Dù là hổ quyền long đàm, anh ấy vẫn quyết tâm đi. (Even if it's a tiger's den and dragon's pool, he is determined to go.)