調虎離山

Chinese
 
harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
 tiger
 
to leave; to depart; to go away; from
 mountain; hill
trad. (調虎離山) 調 虎 離 山
simp. (调虎离山) 调 虎 离 山
Literally: “to move the tiger away from the mountain”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiàu-hó͘-lī-san / tiàu-hó͘-lî-san
      • Tâi-lô: tiàu-hóo-lī-san / tiàu-hóo-lî-san
      • Phofsit Daibuun: diao'hoflixsafn, diao'hoflisafn
      • IPA (Xiamen): /tiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ san⁴⁴/, /tiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² san³³/, /tiaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li²⁴⁻²² san³³/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ san⁴⁴/, /tiaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Taipei): /tiaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴/, /tiaʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻²¹ san⁴⁴/, /tiaʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

Idiom

調虎離山

  1. to lure an opponent out; to get rid of an opponent or a problem to achieve one's goal
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