关门养虎，虎大伤人關門養虎，虎大傷人關門養虎，虎大傷人

keep a tiger behind closed doors, and when it grows it hurts people

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Warns that shielding or indulging a wrongdoer brings endless trouble later. Critical. Similar to "nurse a viper in your bosom".

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Simplified: 关门养虎，虎大伤人
Traditional (Taiwan): 關門養虎，虎大傷人
Pinyin: guānményǎnghǔ, hǔdàshāngrén
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄢㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ，ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄤㄖㄣˊ

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