Lead the tiger into the house

Lead the tiger into the house

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ NH ǔ R ù sh ì, which means to lead the wolf into the house. It refers to bringing bad people or enemies inside. It's from the chronicle of China and the West: foreign aid and suppression.

The origin of Idioms

Xia Xie of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the chronicles of China and the West: foreign aid and suppression: "it not only leads the tiger into the house, but also adds wings to the tiger."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: lead the wolf into the house

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used in figurative sentences