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养痈自祸
yǎng​yōng​zì​huò

to nurture an evil and bring disaster upon oneself

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
养痈自祸 養癰自禍 yǎng​yōng​zì​huò
to nurture an evil and bring disaster upon oneself
to foster a problem or allow an evil to grow until it causes one's own ruin; to ignore a small trouble only to have it become a catastrophe later

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  • 养痈成患 yǎng​yōng​chéng​huàn
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