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开门揖盗
開門揖盜
kāiményīdào
1. 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 4 丶
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2 3 丶
揖
yī
to bow, to salute; to defer, to yield
12 丶
盗
dào
to rob, to steal; thief, bandit
HSK 6 11 丶

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