縱虎歸山

Chinese

		even if; release; vertical	tiger	to go back; to return	mountain; hill
trad. (縱虎歸山)		縱	虎	歸	山
simp. (纵虎归山)		纵	虎	归	山
Literally: “to let the tiger return to the mountains”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zònghǔguīshān

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟㄕㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung³ fu² gwai¹ saan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zònghǔguīshān
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄟㄕㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzonqhuugueishan
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zònghǔgueishan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kweɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung³ fu² gwai¹ saan¹
  - Yale: jung fú gwāi sāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung³ fu² gwai¹ saan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung³ fu² guei¹ san¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³³ fuː³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ säːn⁵⁵/

Verb

縱虎歸山

(figurative) to let the genie out of the bottle; to store up for future calamities

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