养虎为患

yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

Definitionen

1. lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
2. fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)

Bestandteilwörter von 养虎为患

• 患 huàn: to suffer (from illness)
• 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 wèi: because of
• 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 养 yǎng: to raise (animals)