joeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6養虎為患养虎为患
Jyutpingjoeng5 fu2 wai4 waan6
Yaleyéuhng fú wàih waahn
Definition
To nurture a tiger and invite calamity; to indulge or help an evil person only to have them bring trouble later.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
