打蛇不死，反受其害

dǎ shé bù sǐ , fǎn shòu qí hài

Dictionary entry

(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you

What does 打蛇不死，反受其害 mean?

打蛇不死，反受其害 (dǎ shé bù sǐ , fǎn shòu qí hài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you

Character breakdown

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打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]蛇shévariant of 蛇[she2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-死sǐto die · impassable 反fǎncontrary · in reverse 受shòuto receive · to accept 其qíhis · her 害hàito do harm to · to cause trouble to

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打蛇不死，反受其害

dǎ shé bù sǐ , fǎn shòu qí hài

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