养虎为患

Traditional: 養虎為患

yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

Dictionary entry

lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity

What does 养虎为患 mean?

养虎为患 (yǎng hǔ wéi huàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity

2fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)

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养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 患huànto suffer (from illness) · to contract (a disease)

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