养虎为患 yǎng hǔ wéi huàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

养 yǎng
HSK 4
raise, rear, bring up; support
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
患 huàn
HSK 6
suffer, worry about; suffering