yǐn
láng
shì

idiom
common

Meaning of 引狼入室

引狼入室 means to invite disaster by letting enemies or bad people into one's midst; to let the wolf into the house. Pronounced yǐn láng rù shì.

  • to invite disaster by letting enemies or bad people into one's midst; to let the wolf into the house

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
gāo
xīn
pìn
qǐng
le
jìng
zhēng
duì
shǒu
de
gāo
guǎn
 
jié
guǒ
jìng
shì
yǐn
láng
shì
 
xīn
shù
quán
xiè
lòu
 

The company hired an executive from a rival at a high salary, only to invite the wolf into the house—core technology was completely leaked.

Wèi
jīng
shěn
chá
jiù
jìn
zhī
jiē
jìn
lián
méng
 
yǐn
láng
shì
 

Accepting that radical organization into the alliance without vetting is no different from letting the wolf into the house.

shōu
liú
piàn
zi
zài
jiā
zhù
le
bàn
nián
 
zhēn
shì
yǐn
láng
shì
 
zuì
hòu
jiā
zhōng
cái
bèi
jié
kōng
 

He took that swindler in and let him live at home for half a year—truly inviting the wolf into the house—until finally all household valuables were plundered.