Meaning of 纵虎归山
纵虎归山 means to let a dangerous enemy go free, leaving future trouble; to allow a foe to escape and regroup. Pronounced zòng hǔ guī shān.
- to let a dangerous enemy go free, leaving future trouble; to allow a foe to escape and regroup
Definitions & Examples
Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
xiàn现
zài在
fàng放
le了
tā他
，
jiù就
shì是
zòng纵
hǔ虎
guī归
shān山
，
yǐ以
hòu后
kěn肯
dìng定
huì会
hòu后
huǐ悔
。
If you release him now, it will be like letting a tiger return to the mountain—you will surely regret it later.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zòng纵
hǔ虎
guī归
shān山
，
bì必
xū须
chè彻
dǐ底
xiāo消
miè灭
dí敌
rén人
。
We cannot let the tiger return to the mountain; we must completely annihilate the enemy.
Zhè这
cì次
ràng让
tā他
táo逃
tuō脱
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
zòng纵
hǔ虎
guī归
shān山
，
hòu后
huàn患
wú无
qióng穷
。
Letting him escape this time is no different from letting a tiger return to the mountain—there will be endless future trouble.