A long Cobra makes a snake
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is zh ǎ nghu ǐ ch é ngsh é, which means to connive at the enemy and let it grow strong. And leave the future trouble. It comes from Jianzhong temple in Luoyang.
The origin of Idioms
"Jianzhong Temple" in Luoyang Jialan Ji: "if you raise a tiger to bite yourself, a long Cobra will become a snake."
Idiom usage
As predicate and attribute.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: traitor's legacy, tiger's legacy
A long Cobra makes a snake
use inferior materials and turn out substandard goods - tōu gōng jiǎn liào
Break up one's family and subjugate one's country - pò jiā wáng guó
Stir up the clouds and stir up the rain - liáo yún bō yǔ
Incompatibility between ice and charcoal - bīng tàn bù xiāng róng
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks - hǎo shì duō mó
store up goods to make a good bargain - tún jī jū qí
take good care of one's parents - wèn ān shì shàn