养虎为患 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
• fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble

Character by character

• 养yǎngto raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
• 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
• 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 患huànsuffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer

Idioms sharing a character

• 以债养债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
• 修心养性 xiū xīn yǎng xìng
• 俭以养廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
• 姑息养奸 gū xī yǎng jiān
• 遵时养晦 zūn shí yǎng huì
• 韬光养晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì
• 颐性养寿 yí xìng yǎng shòu
• 颐养天年 yí yǎng tiān nián
• 养家活口 yǎng jiā huó kǒu
• 养家糊口 yǎng jiā hú kǒu

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