伴君如伴虎 (bun6 gwan1 jyu4 bun6 fu2): being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

bun6 gwan1 jyu4 bun6 fu2伴君如伴虎

Jyutpingbun6 gwan1 jyu4 bun6 fu2

Yalebunh gwān yyùh bunh fú

Definition

being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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