引鬼上门

Traditional: 引鬼上門

yǐn guǐ shàng mén

Dictionary entry

lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)

What does 引鬼上门 mean?

引鬼上门 (yǐn guǐ shàng mén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)

2fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble

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引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow) · to pull 鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil · (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]门Ménsurname Men

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引鬼上门

yǐn guǐ shàng mén

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