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开门揖盗

kāiményīdào

Traditional: 開門揖盜

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

Character Breakdown

开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2
揖
yī
to bow, to salute; to defer, to yield
盗
dào
to rob, to steal; thief, bandit
HSK 6

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