bringing up a tiger to injure oneself(yǎng hǔ shāng shēn)

bringing up a tiger to injure oneself

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ NGH ǔ sh ā ngsh ē n, which means to raise a tiger and hurt yourself; it means to let the enemy stay in trouble. It's from the story of a thousand gold.

The origin of Idioms

Shen CAI of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the story of a thousand gold, entering the pass: "king, you should only strike it early. If it's too late, it will hurt you."

Idiom usage

It means that you hurt yourself.

Examples

Wu Shu heard this and yelled, "that's all, that's all! It's a way to raise a tiger and hurt yourself! " The fifth and seventh chapter of Shuoyue Quanzhuan

Chinese PinYin : yǎng hǔ shāng shēn