纵虎归山
zòng​hǔ​guī​shān

foster trouble

  • created sense approved 纵虎归山/縱虎歸山 · zòng​hǔ​guī​shān · foster trouble

    纵虎归山 / 縱虎歸山

    zòng​hǔ​guī​shān

    foster trouble

    lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

    绝不能放走那个敌人，否则无异于纵虎归山。

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    created sense