养虎伤身
yǎng​hǔ​shāng​shēn

to rear a tiger and court disaster

  • created reference approved 养虎伤身/養虎傷身 → 养虎遗患/養虎遺患 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养虎伤身 / 養虎傷身 yǎng​hǔ​shāng​shēn

    养虎遗患 / 養虎遺患 yǎng​hǔ​yí​huàn

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  • created reference approved 养虎伤身/養虎傷身 → 养虎为患/養虎為患 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养虎伤身 / 養虎傷身 yǎng​hǔ​shāng​shēn

    养虎为患 / 養虎為患 yǎng​hǔ​wéi​huàn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 养虎伤身/養虎傷身 · yǎng​hǔ​shāng​shēn · to rear a tiger and court disaster — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    养虎伤身 / 養虎傷身

    yǎng​hǔ​shāng​shēn

    to rear a tiger and court disaster

    To nourish a threat or be too lenient with a subordinate, only for them to cause you harm later; comparable to harboring a snake in one's bosom

    养 (literal) → 养/養 · yǎng · to raise 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 伤身 (literal) → 伤身/傷身 · shāng​shēn · harmful to health

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