引虎入羊群

See also: 引虎入羊羣

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	a tiger in the middle of a flock of lambs; fox in the henhouse
trad. (引虎入羊群/引虎入羊羣)		引	虎入羊群/虎入羊羣
simp. (引虎入羊群)		引	虎入羊群

Etymology

Literally: to bring a tiger into the middle of a group of lambs

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐn hǔ rù yáng qún

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐn hǔ rù yáng qún [Phonetic: yínhǔrùyángqún]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐn hǔ rù yáng cyún
    • Wade–Giles: yin³ hu³ ju⁴ yang² chʻün²
    • Yale: yǐn hǔ rù yáng chyún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiin huu ruh yang chyun
    • Palladius: инь ху жу ян цюнь (inʹ xu žu jan cjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵/

Idiom

引虎入羊群

1. to let a fox into the chicken coop