Chinese sayings and proverbs

2 Responses to “Once on a tiger’s back it is hard to alight”

1. Liz, on October 29th, 2009 at 4:58 am Said:

   what does ‘Once on a tiger’s back it is hard to alight’ mean? my best guess is its hard to break habits. am i close? lol

2. Sokgen, on February 22nd, 2011 at 5:32 am Said:

   Basically, Once you are in trouble, it is hard to get out of it. Most people don’t know alight comes from old English meaning to relieve of a burden. Though I might still be wrong.

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