Meaning of 开门揖盗
开门揖盗 means open the door and bow to the robbers; invite trouble; court disaster. Pronounced kāi mén yī dào.
- open the door and bow to the robbers; invite trouble; court disaster
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
ràng让
yī一
gè个
yǒu有
qián前
kē科
de的
rén人
guǎn管
lǐ理
cái财
wù务
，
zhè这
bù不
shì是
kāi开
mén门
yī揖
dào盗
ma吗
？
Letting a person with a criminal record manage the finances—isn't that like opening the door and inviting robbers in?
Gōng公
sī司
bù不
jiā加
qiáng强
wǎng网
luò络
ān安
quán全
fáng防
hù护
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
kāi开
mén门
yī揖
dào盗
。
If the company doesn't strengthen its cybersecurity, it's practically inviting disaster.
Duì对
tā他
nà那
yàng样
de的
xiǎo小
rén人
wěi委
yǐ以
zhòng重
rèn任
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
kāi开
mén门
yī揖
dào盗
。
Entrusting important responsibilities to a scoundrel like him is simply asking for trouble.
Zhè这
gè个
zhèng政
cè策
lòu漏
dòng洞
bǎi百
chū出
，
shí实
shī施
qǐ起
lái来
děng等
yú于
kāi开
mén门
yī揖
dào盗
。
This policy is full of loopholes; implementing it is tantamount to inviting calamity.