leave trouble; sow disaster
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to leave behind trouble or disaster; to sow the seeds of future calamity
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts to describe how negligence or poor decisions today will cause serious problems tomorrow. Frequently appears in set phrases like 养虎遗患 and 遗患无穷.
Yǎng养
hǔ虎
yí遗
huàn患
，
hòu后
huàn患
wú无
qióng穷
。
To nurture a tiger is to invite calamity; the trouble will never end.
Ruò若
bù不
chè彻
dǐ底
jiě解
jué决
huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
wèn问
tí题
，
bì必
jiāng将
yí遗
huàn患
zǐ子
sūn孙
。
If environmental pollution is not thoroughly resolved, it will certainly leave disasters for future generations.
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Duì对
dí敌
rén人
cí仁
rén慈
jiù就
shì是
duì对
zì自
jǐ己
cán残
rěn忍
，
zhè这
bù不
shì是
yí遗
huàn患
wú无
qióng穷
ma吗
？
Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself; isn't this sowing endless future trouble?