开门揖盗(kāi mén yī dào): leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 開門揖盜
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- kāi mén yī dào
- Meaning
- leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 開門揖盜
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