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养虎为患

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4-character word Traditional 養虎為患

What 养虎为患 means

1. lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
2. fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)

The characters in 养虎为患

• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
• 虎hǔtiger
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune