release a tiger to protect oneself -- to bring trouble on oneself while attempting to avoid it with other means

release a tiger to protect oneself -- to bring trouble on oneself while attempting to avoid it with other means

It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ NH ǔ Z ì w è I, which means to try to rely on the villain and suffer from it. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It's no different from inviting a tiger to defend itself.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: lead a wolf to defend himself

The origin of Idioms

The 63rd chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "Yan Yan is in Bajun. When he heard that Liu Zhang had invited Xuande to Sichuan, he sighed and said," this is the so-called person who can lead a tiger to defend himself by sitting alone in a poor mountain. "

Idiom explanation

Citation: Citation. Attract tigers and defend yourself. It's like trying to rely on the villain, but getting hurt.