纵虎归山

Traditional: 縱虎歸山

zòng hǔ guī shān

Dictionary entry

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

What does 纵虎归山 mean?

纵虎归山 (zòng hǔ guī shān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

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纵zòngvertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) · from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1])虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]归Guīsurname Gui 山Shānsurname Shan

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纵虎归山

zòng hǔ guī shān

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