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養蛇食雞

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Chinese

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give birth; keep (pets); to support
give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)
 
snake; serpent
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
fowl; chicken
trad. (養蛇食雞/養蛇食鷄) /
simp. (养蛇食鸡)
Literally: “to raise a snake to eat the chickens”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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養蛇食雞

  1. (Hakka) to bring trouble to oneself by inviting an enemy

Synonyms

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