引狗入寨 — “Lead a dog into the stockade”
引狗入寨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to introduce a dangerous or troublesome person or element into one's own group or safe environment, often resulting in self-inflicted harm or trouble”. Literally, “Lead a dog into the stockade”.
引狗入寨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- yǐn引wèi为kǒu口shí实give others a handle for criticism
- yǐn引kàng亢gāo高gē歌sing loudly with great enthusiasm
- yǐn引rén人rù入shèng胜Fascinating and captivating
- yǐn引rén人zhù注mù目attract attention
- yǐn引rén人zhǔ瞩mù目attract a lot of attention
- yǐn引yǐ以wéi为hàn憾to feel regretful about something
- yǐn引yǐ以wéi为jiè戒take as a warning
- yǐn引yǐ以wéi为chǐ耻regard as a disgrace
- yǐn引yǐ以wéi为róng荣take pride in
- yǐn引shēn伸chù触lèi类extend by analogy
- yǐn引rù入qí歧tú途lead astray
- yǐn引rù入mí迷tú途lead astray
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What does 引狗入寨 mean?
引狗入寨 (yǐn gǒu rù zhài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to introduce a dangerous or troublesome person or element into one's own group or safe environment, often resulting in self-inflicted harm or trouble”.
How do you pronounce 引狗入寨?
引狗入寨 is pronounced yǐn gǒu rù zhài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 引狗入寨 literally mean?
Literally, 引狗入寨 means “Lead a dog into the stockade”. It is used to mean “to introduce a dangerous or troublesome person or element into one's own group or safe environment, often resulting in self-inflicted harm or trouble”.
What is the Chinese definition of 引狗入寨?
犹言引狼入室。比喻把坏人或敌人引入内部。