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養虎遺患

简养虎遗患 · 繁養虎遺患

Mandarin · pinyin yǎng hǔ yí huàn

Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
to cherish a snake in one's bosom

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3–3–2–4 · yang3 hu3 yi2 huan4

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joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6

Cantonese word readings for 養虎遺患. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6

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

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(idiomatic) to not eliminate bad people or the enemy and bring future trouble to oneself