created sense approved 养寇/養寇 · yǎngkòu · to let bandits multiply — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
养寇 / 養寇
yǎngkòu
to let bandits multiply
(literary) to deliberately allow enemies or bandits to remain active and grow stronger in order to use them as a pretext to maintain one's own power or influence; to indulge an enemy and cause a future trouble
养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to raise 寇 (literal) → 寇 · kòu · bandit; invader
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