yǎng​hǔ​yí​huàn

to breed trouble by being soft on evil

Senses

养虎贻患/ 養虎貽患 yǎng​hǔ​yí​huàn 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.

References

variant 养虎贻患/養虎貽患 养虎遗患/養虎遺患
variant 养虎遗患/養虎遺患 养虎贻患/養虎貽患