- 開門揖盜
- kāiményīdàoopen the door to robbers—invite disaster by letting in evildoers* * *kai1 men2 yi1 dao4leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand* * *開門揖盜|开门揖盗 [kāi mén yī dào] ► leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.