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养痈贻患

yǎng yōng yí huàn

4-character word Traditional 養癰貽患

What 养痈贻患 means

1. lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
2. to cherish a viper in one's bosom

The characters in 养痈贻患

• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
• 痈yōngcarbuncle
• 贻yíto present; to bequeath
• 患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune

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Read yǎng yōng yí huàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

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