yǎng
yōng
chéng
huàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 养痈遗患

养痈遗患 means to foster an abscess until it becomes a disaster; to tolerate evil that eventually leads to calamity. Pronounced yǎng yōng chéng huàn.

  • to foster an abscess until it becomes a disaster; to tolerate evil that eventually leads to calamity

Definitions & Examples

guǒ
duì
bài
xiàn
xiàng
shì
ér
jiàn
 
yǎng
yōng
chéng
huàn
 

Turning a blind eye to corruption is nothing less than nursing an abscess into a disaster.

Xiǎo
wèn
guǒ
shí
 
jiě
jué
zuì
zhōng
huì
yǎng
yōng
 

If small problems are not solved promptly, they will eventually fester into major crises.

Duì
rén
de
rén
jiù
shì
yǎng
yōng
chéng
huàn
 

Showing mercy to the enemy is simply letting trouble grow by neglect.

Yǎng
yōng
chéng
huàn
 
dào
shí
hòu
hòu
huǐ
jiù
lái
 

If you let this problem fester, it will be too late for regrets when disaster strikes.