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烧纸引鬼
shāo​zhǐ​yǐn​guǐ

to invite trouble by being kind

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
烧纸引鬼 燒紙引鬼 shāo​zhǐ​yǐn​guǐ
to invite trouble by being kind
(idiom) to invite trouble by showing civility or kindness, or out of a sense of respect, literally meaning to burn paper money for the spirits but only succeed in attracting ghosts; to have good intentions backfire and lead to unnecessary misfortune
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