yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn

to foster evil and invite disaster

  • created reference approved 养痈遗患/養癰遺患 → 养痈成患/養癰成患 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养痈遗患 / 養癰遺患 yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn

    养痈成患 / 養癰成患 yǎng​yōng​chéng​huàn

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  • created reference approved 养痈遗患/養癰遺患 → 养虎遗患/養虎遺患 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养痈遗患 / 養癰遺患 yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn

    养虎遗患 / 養虎遺患 yǎng​hǔ​yí​huàn

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  • created reference approved 养痈遗患/養癰遺患 → 杜渐防微/杜漸防微 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养痈遗患 / 養癰遺患 yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn

    杜渐防微 / 杜漸防微 dù​jiàn​fáng​wēi

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  • created sense approved 养痈遗患/養癰遺患 · yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn · to foster evil and invite disaster — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养痈遗患 / 養癰遺患

    yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn

    to foster evil and invite disaster

    To tolerate or ignore a small problem or evil person rather than dealing with it early, leading to a much greater disaster later; literally "to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity"

    养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to raise 痈 (literal) → 痈/癰 · yōng · carbuncle 遗患 (literal) → 遗患/遺患 · yí​huàn · to leave a legacy of trouble; lingering trouble

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