养虎自毙 | Nurture a threat to one's own demise

yǎng养hǔ虎zì自bì毙

To bring about one's own downfall by tolerating or nurturing a harmful element; to nurse a viper in one's bosom.

面对那些潜在的问题，我们绝不能采取听之任之的态度，以免养虎自毙

When facing potential problems, we must never adopt a laissez-faire attitude, lest we bring about our own downfall.

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