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养虎为患

yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 养虎为患

养
yǎng

to raise (animals)

为
wèi

because of

虎
hǔ

tiger

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

患
huàn

to suffer (from illness)