养虎贻患 feed a tiger to one's own detriment; harbor sb. who later will do you harm; cherish [warm] a snake in one's bosom; if you rear a tiger, sooner or later you'll get into trouble.; keep a tiger puppy and regret it afterwards; to nourish a tiger is to court calamity.; nurture a tiger to be a source of trouble; rear a tiger and suffer for it later on; rear a tiger only to get oneself into trouble; rear a tiger to one's ultimate detriment; to nourish a tiger is a source of trouble in the future.; to try to tame a tiger is to court trouble
贻害无穷 cause endless trouble to future; bring endless trouble upon sb. or sth.; entail on end of trouble; entail no end of trouble; entail untold-troubles
贻人口实 give occasion for scandal [gossip]; be a source of ridicule; give a handle to; give cause for talk; give occasion for talk; give people basis for gossip; give people grounds for ridicule [gossip]; leave people something to talk about
贻害 leave a legacy of trouble 贻害后世 entail woe on the after ages
贻误 affect adversely; bungle; mislead; cause delay or hindrance 贻误工作 affect the work adversely; 贻误青年 mislead young people; 贻误时机 miss the optimum opportunity