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：2025/12/20
虎穴
Hiragana
こけつ
Noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
虎が住んでいる穴や巣。転じて、非常に危険な場所や状況のたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもあぶないばしょのこと。きけんが大きいばしょをたとえていうことば。
Chinese (Simplified)
老虎的巢穴 / 比喻非常危险的地方；险境
Sense（1）
tiger's den
Sense（2）
(figuratively) danger spot; dangerous place
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tiger's den / (figuratively) danger spot; dangerous place
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虎穴
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You can't catch a tiger cub without entering a tiger's den.
You can't catch a tiger cub without entering a tiger's den.
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虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず。
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