养虎伤身 — “Raising a tiger to injure oneself”
养虎伤身 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to indulge or tolerate a harmful person or situation, only to suffer negative consequences from it later; to bring trouble upon oneself by helping a potential enemy”. Literally, “Raising a tiger to injure oneself”.
养虎伤身 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 养虎伤身 mean?
养虎伤身 (yǎng hǔ shāng shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to indulge or tolerate a harmful person or situation, only to suffer negative consequences from it later; to bring trouble upon oneself by helping a potential enemy”.
How do you pronounce 养虎伤身?
养虎伤身 is pronounced yǎng hǔ shāng shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 养虎伤身 literally mean?
Literally, 养虎伤身 means “Raising a tiger to injure oneself”. It is used to mean “to indulge or tolerate a harmful person or situation, only to suffer negative consequences from it later; to bring trouble upon oneself by helping a potential enemy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 养虎伤身?
饲养老虎，自伤其身。比喻纵敌留患。