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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「放虎遺患」, explained here.

Introducing the idiom 「放虎遺患」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.

Letting the tiger go will only bring trouble.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fàng hǔ yí huàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fong3 fu2 wai4 waan6

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.