養虎遺患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

養 yǎng raise, rear, bring up; support
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit
患 huàn
HSK 6
suffer, worry about; suffering