又入这狼窝呀
“only to enter the wolf's lair.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
出了虎穴
“to leave the tiger's den”
又入这狼窝呀
“only to enter the wolf's lair.”
臭小子是谁
“Who's that brat?”
“Just great, we went from the frying pan into the fire.”
Chinese often pairs 'tiger's mouth/cave' and 'wolf's den' to describe continuous peril where every escape leads to a fresh threat.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
entering this wolf's den (a perilous trap)
Commonly paired with 'leaving the tiger's mouth' to describe jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.
Softens the utterance while conveying sighing dismay and helplessness.