放虎自卫fàng hǔ zì wèilet out the tiger in an attempt to defend oneself—court danger (/disaster);invite trouble
❍ 在边界冲突中，你们决不可寻求外国军事援助。那是～，自招祸患。In the border clashes,you must not seek military aid from foreign powers.That’s like letting out the tiger to help you—you’ll be inviting trouble. 放虎自卫fànɡ hǔ zì wèi比喻想要自卫，却反而招来灾祸。bring trouble on oneself while attempting to avoid it with other means, calamity to invite |