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明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

11-character word

What 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 means

1. lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
2. fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

The characters in 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 山shānmountain; hill; (colloquial) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 虎hǔtiger
• 偏piānto lean; to slant; oblique
• 向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards
• 虎hǔtiger
• 山shānmountain; hill; (colloquial) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…