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open the door to robbers-invite disaster by letting in evil-doers; invite disaster; that's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl

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kāi mén yī dào

开 门 揖 盗

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slmetaopen the door to robbers-invite disaster by letting in evil-doers; invite disaster; that's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl
- chū mén bù shàng suǒ wú yì yú kāi mén yī dào
  出门不上锁无异于开门揖盗。
  Leaving the doors unlocked is an open invitation to burglars.
synonym
zì tǎo kǔ chī自讨苦吃 yǐn láng rù shì引狼入室开门延盗 yī dào kāi mén揖盗开门

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"揖" cannot be pronounced as "jí".

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