Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom
trad. 養虎遺患
Also written 養虎遺患【yǎng hǔ yí huàn】
Characters in this word
4养
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to raise (animals), to bring up (children), to keep (pets), to support, to give birth
- Pinyin
- yǎng
- Traditional
- 養
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 3496 of 2500
虎
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tiger, CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- hǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10628 of 2500
遗
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(bound form) to leave behind
- Pinyin
- yí
- Traditional
- 遺
- Strokes
- 12
患
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to suffer (from illness), to contract (a disease), misfortune, trouble, danger, worry
- Pinyin
- huàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 9694 of 2500