Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「離山調虎」, with details below.
The featured idiom 「離山調虎」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
A metaphor for using a strategy to mobilize the opponent to leave his original position.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lí shān diào hǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lei4 saan1 diu6 fu2
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.

