养虎自啮 — “To nurse a tiger to bite oneself”
养虎自啮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nurse a tiger to bite oneself”. To foster a danger that eventually harms oneself; to suffer from one's own leniency or mistakes. Literally, “raise tiger, self-bite”.
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养虎自啮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
养虎自啮 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 养虎自啮
他当初不该对那些不良行为视而不见，如今这些问题闹大了，真是养虎自啮。
He shouldn't have turned a blind eye to those bad behaviors in the first place; now these problems have escalated, truly a case of nursing a tiger to bite oneself.
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Synonyms of 养虎自啮
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Open the tool →Questions about 养虎自啮
What does 养虎自啮 mean?
养虎自啮 (yǎng hǔ zì niè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to nurse a tiger to bite oneself”.
How do you pronounce 养虎自啮?
养虎自啮 is pronounced yǎng hǔ zì niè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 养虎自啮 literally mean?
Literally, 养虎自啮 means “raise tiger, self-bite”. It is used to mean “to nurse a tiger to bite oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 养虎自啮?
啮：咬。养老虎，咬伤自己。比喻纵容敌人而自受其害。