引狼入室

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn láng rù shì

Meanings

  1. (lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to introduce a potential source of trouble
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引
yǐn · to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
狼
láng · wolf
入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
室
shì · room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
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3–2–4–4 · yin3 lang2 ru4 shi4

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jan5 long4 jap6 sat1

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  1. (idiomatic) to bring trouble to oneself by inviting an enemy

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引狼入室 · yin3 lang2 ru4 shi4
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Exact source record引狼入室 引狼入室 [yin3 lang2 ru4 shi4] /(lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom)/(fig.) to introduce a potential source of trouble/