kāi mén yī dào

Traditional: 開門揖盜

开门揖盗 (kāi mén yī dào) is a Chinese word meaning “leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand”.

Meanings

  1. 1leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

Characters in 开门揖盗

开kāi · to open (transitive or intransitive)门mén · gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])揖yī · to greet by raising clasped hands盗dào · to steal

Related words

开始to begin开to open (transitive or intransitive)离开to depart; to leave门gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])门surname Men开心to feel happy打开to open开枪to open fire放开to let go开玩笑to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke开车to drive a car (or train etc)部门department

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