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养虎为患
yǎng​hǔ​wéi​huàn

nurture trouble

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
养虎为患 (養虎為患) yǎng​hǔ​wéi​huàn
nurture trouble idiom
to invite disaster by supporting or being lenient toward someone who will eventually become a threat; to indulge an enemy

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