đâm đầu vào hang hổ
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Meaning · English
Diving head-first into the tiger's den — where the danger is is where he leapt.
Literally: plunge the head into the tiger cave
Examples
Không vào hang hổ sao bắt được hổ con.Enter no tiger den, catch no tiger cub.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đâm đầu vào hang hổ” mean?
Diving head-first into the tiger's den — where the danger is is where he leapt. Literally: plunge the head into the tiger cave
Is “đâm đầu vào hang hổ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.