养痈贻患
Traditional form:
養癰貽患
Pinyin (reading):
yǎngyōngyíhuàn
Definitions:
- lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
- to cherish a viper in one's bosom
Characters:
- 养 - to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
- 痈 - ulcer, sore, carbuncle, abcess
- 贻 - to hand down, to give to, to bequeath
- 患 - suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer
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