縱虎歸山

縱虎歸山

Chinese

		even if; release; vertical	tiger	to go back; to return	mountain; hill
trad. (縱虎歸山)		縱	虎	歸	山
simp. (纵虎归山)		纵	虎	归	山
Literally: “to let the tiger return to the mountains”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zònghǔguīshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ fu² gwai¹ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zònghǔguīshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄕㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzonqhuugueishan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zònghǔgueishan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kweɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung³ fu² gwai¹ saan¹
    • Yale: jung fú gwāi sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ fu² gwai¹ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung³ fu² guei¹ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ fuː³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ säːn⁵⁵/

Verb

縱虎歸山

1. (figurative) to let the genie out of the bottle; to store up for future calamities