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放虎歸山 (fong3 fu2 gwai1 saan1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

放虎歸山 (fong3 fu2 gwai1 saan1, fàng hǔ guī shān) — lit. to release a tiger back into the mountains, meaning an event or action that can cause future disastrous consequences

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 放下心頭大石 (fong3 haa6 sam1 tau4 daai6 sek6) — to take a weight off someone's shoulders
• 放低二兩 (fong3 dai1 ji6 loeng5) — to spend a penny (to urinate)
• 放假 (fong3 gaa3) — to take a break (as in vacation)
• 放光蟲 (fong3 gwong1 cung4) — firefly
• 放入 (fong3 jap6) — to put inside; to add; to place
• 放射科 (fong3 se6 fo1) — radiology

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