虎头上捉虱子,自己找死 虎頭上捉蝨子,自己找死 虎頭上捉蝨子,自己找死

catching lice on a tiger's head: asking for death

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning
Means seeking one's own destruction by recklessly provoking something dangerous.
Simplified
虎头上捉虱子,自己找死
Traditional (Taiwan)
虎頭上捉蝨子,自己找死
Pinyin
hǔtóu shang zhuō shīzi, zìjǐ zhǎosǐ
Pinyin (Taiwan)
hǔtóu shàng zhuō shīzi, zìjǐ zhǎosǐ
Bopomofo
ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄕ ˙ㄗ,ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄠˇ ㄙˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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