| 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 |
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng |
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers |
| 明 |
Míng |
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 明 |
míng |
bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 明知 |
míng zhī |
to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
| 山 |
Shān |
surname Shan |
| 山 |
shān |
mountain; hill (CL:座) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 虎 |
hǔ |
tiger / CL:只 |
| 偏 |
piān |
to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations |
| 偏向 |
piān xiàng |
partial towards sth / to prefer / to incline / erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation) |
| 向 |
Xiàng |
surname Xiang |
| 向 |
xiàng |
towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ... |
| 向 |
xiàng |
to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向 |
| 向 |
xiàng |
variant of 向 / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly |
| 虎 |
hǔ |
tiger / CL:只 |
| 山 |
Shān |
surname Shan |
| 山 |
shān |
mountain; hill (CL:座) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 山行 |
shān xíng |
mountain hike |
| 行 |
háng |
(bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines |
| 行 |
héng |
used in 道行 |
| 行 |
xíng |
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon |