Meaning of 放虎归山
放虎归山 means to let the tiger return to the mountain; to release a dangerous enemy who will cause trouble later. Pronounced fàng hǔ guī shān.
- to let the tiger return to the mountain; to release a dangerous enemy who will cause trouble later
Definitions & Examples
Rú如
guǒ果
bǎ把
dí敌
rén人
fàng放
zǒu走
，
jiù就
shì是
fàng放
hǔ虎
guī归
shān山
，
hòu后
huàn患
wú无
qióng穷
。
If we let the enemy escape, it will be like letting a tiger return to the mountain—there will be endless trouble ahead.
Zhè这
cì次
jué决
bù不
néng能
fàng放
hǔ虎
guī归
shān山
，
bì必
xū须
yī一
wǎng网
dǎ打
jìn尽
。
This time we absolutely cannot let the tiger return to the mountain; we must catch them all in one net.
Jǐng警
fāng方
dān担
xīn心
fàng放
hǔ虎
guī归
shān山
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jù拒
jué绝
le了
bǎo保
shì释
shēn申
qǐng请
。
The police were worried about letting the tiger return to the mountain, so they rejected the bail application.