纵虎归山

zòng hǔ guī shān

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

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Child Words of 纵虎归山

• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 归 归 guī: to return
• 虎 虎 hǔ: tiger
• 纵 纵 zòng: warp (the vertical threads in weaving)