failure to put things away properly is inviting theft
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m à NC á nghu à D à o, which means to collect property carelessly is tantamount to tempting theft. It comes from the book of changes.
Idiom explanation
Slow hiding: not serious hiding; Instruction: teaching.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of changes, the first part of the book of Songs: "it's easy to hide and teach thieves, and it's easy to cultivate and teach lewdness."
Idiom usage
The author thinks that it is necessary for us to pay attention to it. In other words, the way to deal with children's jade and silk should be firm and clear. (Lu Xun's grave: a strong wall and a clear field)
failure to put things away properly is inviting theft
like a chrysanthemum in late autumn - wǎn jié huáng huā
cutting into the present-day evils - qiè zhòng shí bìng
to work hard and live plainly and frugally - gōng kǔ shí dàn
pass on generation after generation - dài dài xiāng chuán
Better be a chicken than a cow - nìng wéi jī kǒu,bù wéi niú hòu