引狼入室 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) to show the wolf into the house
• (fig.) to introduce a potential source of trouble

Character by character

• 引yǐnto pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 狼lángwolf
• 入rùto enter, to come in; to join
• 室shìhouse, home; room, chamber

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
• 引玉之砖 yǐn yù zhī zhuān
• 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn
• 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng

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