yǐn​láng​rù​shì

to invite trouble

  • created reference approved 引狼入室 → 开门揖盗/開門揖盜 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引狼入室 yǐn​láng​rù​shì

    开门揖盗 / 開門揖盜 kāi​mén​yī​dào

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 引狼入室 → 引贼过门/引賊過門 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引狼入室 yǐn​láng​rù​shì

    引贼过门 / 引賊過門 yǐn​zéi​guò​mén

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 引狼入室 · yǐn​láng​rù​shì · to invite trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引狼入室

    yǐn​láng​rù​shì

    to invite trouble

    Literally "to lead a wolf into the house"; refers to bringing an enemy or a dangerous person into one's inner circle, thereby inviting disaster.

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cause 狼 (literal) → 狼 · láng · wolf 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 室 (literal) → 室 · shì · room

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

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