Enjoy free Chinese learning resources from us! This series covers idioms and proverbs, which are meaningful and useful in various scenarios. Let’s explore 「養虎自齧」 and its usage below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「養虎自齧」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
It is a metaphor that tolerating the enemy will ultimately harm yourself. Gnaw, same as “gnaw”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǎng hǔ zì niè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yeung5 fu2 ji6 ngit6
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
