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引水入牆
yǐn​shuǐ​rù​qiáng

to ask for trouble

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

引水入墙/ 引水入牆 yǐn​shuǐ​rù​qiáng to ask for trouble

(idiom) to invite disaster or trouble upon oneself, literally meaning "to lead water into one's own walls"

References

see 引水入墙/引水入牆 → 开门揖盗/開門揖盜
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