开门揖盗 kāi mén yī dào

invite thieves by being careless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

Characters

Character Meaning
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
揖 yī
to greet by raising clasped hands
盗 dào HSK 6
to steal; thief; to rob