纵虎归山 zòng hǔ guī shān

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

CHARACTERS

纵 zòng
HSK 6
indulge in, give free reign to
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
归 guī
HSK 5
return; return to, revert to
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak