放虎歸山 [－－归－]

Jyutping fong3 fu2 gwai1 saan1
Pinyin fàng hǔ guī shān

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. lit. to release a tiger back into the mountains, meaning an event or action that can cause future disastrous consequences
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    放生​、​放過​敵人​，​冒住​日​後​畀​敵人​惹​麻​煩​嘅​險
    to let an enemy go and take the risk of him causing trouble later; literally: to let the tiger return mountain
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to set free an enemy or a bad person which leads to future disasters
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    放虎归山，后患无穷。
    放虎歸山，後患無窮。
    fong3 fu2 gwai1 saan1, hau6 waan6 mou4 kung4.
    • Sowing the seeds of calamity will lead to no end of trouble in the future.