馬路如虎口

Chinese

		wide road used for horses and horse-drawn carriages	as (if); such as	a tiger's mouth; the jaws of death
trad. (馬路如虎口)		馬路	如	虎口
simp. (马路如虎口)		马路	如	虎口
Literally: “Roads are like a tiger's mouth”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎlù rú hǔkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ lou⁶ jyu⁴ fu² hau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǎlù rú hǔkǒu [Phonetic: mǎlùrúhúkǒu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǎlù rú hǔkǒu
  - Wade–Giles: ma³-lu⁴ ju² hu³-kʻou³
  - Yale: mǎ-lù rú hǔ-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maaluh ru huukoou
  - Palladius: малу жу хукоу (malu žu xukou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁵ lou⁶ jyu⁴ fu² hau²
  - Yale: máh louh yùh fú háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ lou⁶ jy⁴ fu² hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ lou⁶ yu⁴ fu² heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ lou̯²² jyː²¹ fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Proverb

馬路如虎口

Roads are as dangerous as a tiger's mouth; Follow traffic rules and cross the road safely

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