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Home / Idiom / 放虎归山

let the tiger back to the mountain · release a tiger that might return to the hills · lay by trouble for the future · cause calamity for the future

放虎归山
fàng hǔ guī shān
f+àng·4th toneh+ǔ·3rd toneg+uī·1st tonesh+ān·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity · fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)养虎为患yǎng hǔ wéi huànRear 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养虎遗患yǎng hǔ yí huàn(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future后患无穷hòu huàn wú qióng
Antonyms
to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness除恶务尽chú è wù jìnto cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch · to eliminate completely斩草除根zhǎn cǎo chú gēn