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養虎貽患
yǎng​hǔ​yí​huàn

to breed trouble by being soft on evil

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 养 養 yǎng verb
    to raise
    to keep or feed animals; to keep pets
  2. 虎 hǔ noun
    tiger
    tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎo​hǔ
  3. 贻患 貽患 yí​huàn
    to sow seeds of disaster
    to leave a legacy of trouble; to leave behind problems that cause future disaster