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养虎伤身

yǎng hǔ shāng shēn

4-character word Traditional 養虎傷身

What 养虎伤身 means

  1. Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
  2. to cherish a snake in one's bosom

The characters in 养虎伤身

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