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纵虎归山

zònghǔguīshān

Traditional: 縱虎歸山

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

Character Breakdown

纵
zòng
to indulge in, to give free reign to
HSK 6
虎
hǔ
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
HSK 4
归
guī
to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
HSK 5
山
shān
mountain, hill, peak
HSK 3

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