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引狼入室
Mandarin · pinyin yǐn láng rù shì
Meanings
- (lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
- (fig.) to introduce a potential source of trouble
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3–2–4–4 · yin3 lang2 ru4 shi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jan5 long4 jap6 sat1
Cantonese word readings for 引狼入室. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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jan5 long4 jap6 sat1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to bring trouble to oneself by inviting an enemy
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