引狼自卫 — “Lead wolf to defend oneself”
引狼自卫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try to protect oneself by relying on dangerous or malicious people, only to suffer harm as a consequence; to invite disaster by seeking help from an untrustworthy source”. Literally, “Lead wolf to defend oneself”.
引狼自卫 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 引狼自卫 mean?
引狼自卫 (yǐn láng zì wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to try to protect oneself by relying on dangerous or malicious people, only to suffer harm as a consequence; to invite disaster by seeking help from an untrustworthy source”.
How do you pronounce 引狼自卫?
引狼自卫 is pronounced yǐn láng zì wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 引狼自卫 literally mean?
Literally, 引狼自卫 means “Lead wolf to defend oneself”. It is used to mean “to try to protect oneself by relying on dangerous or malicious people, only to suffer harm as a consequence; to invite disaster by seeking help from an untrustworthy source”.
What is the Chinese definition of 引狼自卫?
犹言引虎自卫。比喻企图依仗恶人，结果反受其害。