Read Edit View history 養虎貽患 yǎnghǔyíhuàn to breed trouble by being soft on evil Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 养虎贻患/ 養虎貽患 yǎnghǔyíhuàn to breed trouble by being soft on evil To rear a tiger and leave oneself with a source of trouble; figuratively, to invite disaster by tolerating or appeasing an enemy or a bad person. Edit Delete References Add reference variant 养虎贻患/養虎貽患 → 养虎遗患/養虎遺患 Edit Delete variant 养虎遗患/養虎遺患 → 养虎贻患/養虎貽患 Edit Delete
养虎贻患/ 養虎貽患 yǎnghǔyíhuàn to breed trouble by being soft on evil To rear a tiger and leave oneself with a source of trouble; figuratively, to invite disaster by tolerating or appeasing an enemy or a bad person. Edit Delete