汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 放虎归山
fàng hǔ guī shān
放虎归山 (放虎歸山)
set free a tiger back to the mountains / lay by trouble for the future
Put the tiger back into the mountain / The metaphor puts the bad guys back in the nest, leaving behind the bane
后患无穷
欲擒故纵
放 fàng 虎 hǔ 归 (歸) guī 山 shān
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

事实证明，这完全是放虎归山。

This act amounted to "releasing the tiger back into the mountains".

事故隐患不除尽，等于放虎归山里。

Accidents do not divisible, equal to fanghuguishan.

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