養寇自重

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)	bandit	to conduct oneself with dignity; to be self-possessed; to be dignified
trad. (養寇自重)		養	寇	自重
simp. (养寇自重)		养	寇	自重

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎngkòu zìzhòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄡˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ kau³ zi⁶ zung⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngkòu zìzhòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄡˋ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngkòu zìhjhòng
    • Wade–Giles: yang³-kʻou⁴ tzŭ⁴-chung⁴
    • Yale: yǎng-kòu dz̀-jùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangkow tzyhjonq
    • Palladius: янкоу цзычжун (jankou czyčžun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁵ kau³ zi⁶ zung⁶
    • Yale: yéuhng kau jih juhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ kau³ dzi⁶ dzung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ keo³ ji⁶ zung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ¹³ kʰɐu̯³³ t͡siː²² t͡sʊŋ²²/

Idiom

養寇自重

1. to intentionally harbour hostile forces and make oneself important (among allies)