养痈自患
yǎng​yōng​zì​huàn

leaving evil unchecked spells ruin

  • created sense approved 养痈自患/養癰自患 · yǎng​yōng​zì​huàn · leaving evil unchecked spells ruin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养痈自患 / 養癰自患

    yǎng​yōng​zì​huàn

    leaving evil unchecked spells ruin

    to nurture a carbuncle and bring trouble upon oneself; to ignore a problem until it becomes a disaster

    养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to raise 痈 (literal) → 痈/癰 · yōng · carbuncle 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 患 (literal) → 患 · huàn · misfortune

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense