开门揖盗 meaning in English
(比喻引进坏人, 自招祸患) throw the door open for the robbers; fling open the gate and bow in the gangsters; invite disaster by letting in evil-doers; lay one's house open to theft [robbery]; leave the house open so that thieves might enter; open the door to invite thieves; that's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl
Examples
- Leaving the windows open is inviting thieves to enter .
窗户不关犹如开门揖盗。 - Leaving the windows open is inviting thieves to enter
窗户不关犹如开门揖盗 - That ' s like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl
参考译文这等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。 / /自找麻烦；自讨苦吃；开门揖盗。