release a tiger to protect oneself -- to bring trouble on oneself while attempting to avoid it with other means(yǐn hǔ zì wèi)
release a tiger to protect oneself -- to bring trouble on oneself while attempting to avoid it with other means
It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ NH ǔ Z ì w è I, which means to try to rely on the villain and suffer from it. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
It's no different from inviting a tiger to defend itself.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: lead a wolf to defend himself
The origin of Idioms
The 63rd chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "Yan Yan is in Bajun. When he heard that Liu Zhang had invited Xuande to Sichuan, he sighed and said," this is the so-called person who can lead a tiger to defend himself by sitting alone in a poor mountain. "
Idiom explanation
Citation: Citation. Attract tigers and defend yourself. It's like trying to rely on the villain, but getting hurt.
Chinese PinYin : yǐn hǔ zì wèi
release a tiger to protect oneself -- to bring trouble on oneself while attempting to avoid it with other means
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use a stone as a pillow and rinse one 's mouth by means of stream - water -- living in seclusion
use a stone as a pillow and rinse one 's mouth by means of stream - water -- living in seclusion. zhěn shí shù liú
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write the truth without fear or favor
write the truth without fear or favor. bǐng bǐ zhí shū
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one is even willing to die in the evening if he could hear the truth in the morning
one is even willing to die in the evening if he could hear the truth in the morning. zhāo wén xī sǐ
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