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引鬼上門

简引鬼上门 · 繁引鬼上門

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn guǐ shàng mén

lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble

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引: yǐn · to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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3–3–4–2 · yin3 gui3 shang4 men2

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jan5 gwai2 soeng5 mun4

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