- lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
- fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
Characters
- 引 (引): to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- 狼 (狼): wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- 入 (入): to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]
- 室 (室): surname Shi
Resources
- Wiktionary: 引狼入室
- MDBG: 引狼入室
- Examples with 引狼入室 on Tatoeba
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