Meaning of 养虎遗患
养虎遗患 means to rear a tiger is to invite calamity; to indulge evil people leaves one with future troubles. Pronounced yǎng hǔ yí huàn.
- to rear a tiger is to invite calamity; to indulge evil people leaves one with future troubles
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
duì对
dí敌
rén人
rén仁
cí慈
，
jiù就
shì是
yǎng养
hǔ虎
yí遗
huàn患
。
Showing mercy to your enemies is simply nurturing a tiger to invite future calamity.
Dāng当
chū初
méi没
yǒu有
chú除
diào掉
tā他
，
rú如
jīn今
yǎng养
hǔ虎
yí遗
huàn患
，
hòu后
huǐ悔
mò莫
jí及
。
We didn't eliminate him back then, and now we have nurtured a tiger to our own detriment—it is too late for regrets.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
bù不
néng能
duì对
fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
tuǒ妥
xié协
，
fǒu否
zé则
jiù就
shì是
yǎng养
hǔ虎
yí遗
huàn患
。
The government cannot compromise with criminals, or else it will be rearing a tiger to invite calamity.