引鬼上门 — Chinese idiom
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
Traditional: 引鬼上門
Meaning
- lit. to invite the devil to one's house
- fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
Character by character
- 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
- 鬼guǐghost; demon; sly, mischievous
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev
- 门méngate, door, entrance, opening
Idioms sharing a character
- 引以为傲 yǐn yǐ wéi ào
- 引以为憾 yǐn yǐ wéi hàn
- 引以为戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè
- 引以为荣 yǐn yǐ wéi róng
- 引吭高歌 yǐn háng gāo gē
- 引水入墙 yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng
- 引狗入寨 yǐn gǒu rù zhài
- 引狼入室 yǐn láng rù shì
- 引玉之砖 yǐn yù zhī zhuān
- 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn
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