| 龙潭虎穴 |
lóng tán - hǔ xué |
lit. dragon's pool and tiger's den (idiom) / fig. dangerous place; hostile territory |
| 龙 |
Lóng |
surname Long |
| 龙 |
lóng |
Chinese dragon; loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur |
| 龙潭 |
Lóng tán |
Longtan district of Jilin city 吉林市, Jilin province / see also 龙潭 / Longtan or Lungtan township in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan |
| 潭 |
Tán |
surname Tan |
| 潭 |
tán |
deep pool / pond / pit (dialect) / depression |
| 虎 |
hǔ |
tiger / CL:只 |
| 穴 |
xué |
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4] |