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Simplfied Chinese
养虎伤身
Traditional Chinese
養虎傷身
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yǎng hǔ shāng shēn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yeung5 fu2 seung1 san1
Short definition to cherish a snake in one's bosom
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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All available English definitions Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom)MDBG icon / to cherish a snake in one's bosomMDBG icon / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you laterMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later; to cherish a snake in one's bosom
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