add wings to a tiger; aid the wicked
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to add wings to a tiger; to help the wicked, thereby increasing their power
literaryA derogatory idiom comparing aiding an evil person to giving wings to a tiger, making them more dangerous. Literally: 'for the tiger, attach wings.' The variant form 为虎添翼 is more commonly used in modern speech.
Nǐ你
ruò若
zī资
zhù助
nà那
ge个
hēi黑
bāng帮
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
wèi为
hǔ虎
fù傅
yì翼
。
If you fund that gang, it is no different from giving wings to a tiger.
Gěi给
zhè这
zhǒng种
jiān奸
shāng商
tí提
gōng供
dài贷
kuǎn款
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
wèi为
hǔ虎
fù傅
yì翼
。
Providing loans to such unscrupulous merchants is simply adding wings to a tiger.
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Nǐ你
bāng帮
tā他
dǎ打
guān官
sī司
，
bù不
shì是
bāng帮
tā他
gǎi改
guò过
，
ér而
shì是
wèi为
hǔ虎
fù傅
yì翼
。
By helping him with the lawsuit, you aren't helping him reform, but rather adding wings to a tiger.