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縱虎歸山

简纵虎归山 · 繁縱虎歸山

Mandarin · pinyin zòng hǔ guī shān

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

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4–3–1–1 · zong4 hu3 gui1 shan1

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zung3 fu2 gwai1 saan1

Cantonese word readings for 縱虎歸山. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zung3 fu2 gwai1 saan1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(figurative) to let the genie out of the bottle; to store up for future calamities