き
騎
こ
虎
　
の
いきお
勢
　
い

expression

Idiomatic expression. From the Book of Sui.
  1. having no choice but to carry on, having no choice but to go on, being unable to change one's course of action, (with the) momentum of (a man) riding a tiger.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
き
騎
こ
虎
　
の
いきお
勢
　
い
 騎虎の勢い きこのいきおい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians
キ (8th, N1)
horse
ま　バ　うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
strange, strangeness, curiosity
キ　く.しき　あや.しい (7th, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
can, passable, mustn't
カ　コク　-べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tiger, drunkard
とら　コ　たけ (11th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
forces, energy, military strength
セイ　いきお.い　せ (5th, N2)
art
ゲイ　セイ　う.える
clod of earth, land
リク　ロク
mushroom
ロク　きのこ
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
round, full (month), perfection
まる　ガン　ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)