不惜引狼入室
“he even invited the fox into the hen house.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为除亲子
“To eliminate his own son,”
不惜 引狼入室
“he even invited the fox into the hen house.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Classical four-character idioms like '引狼入室' are favored in Chinese historical or formal registers to deliver heavy moral condemnation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not hesitate to / spare no effort (even at great cost)
Used before a drastic, often reckless action to show someone disregarded dangerous consequences.
invite wolves into the house / bring disaster upon oneself by harboring enemies
A set idiomatic phrase (chengyu) warning against inviting a dangerous person or adversary into one's inner circle.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“wouldn't that be like inviting a wolf into the house,”
“we may instead be letting a wolf in.”
“which invited trouble and planted the seeds of disaster.”
“I've really invited trouble, haven't I?”
“He likely let a wolf into the house.”
“We can't take in someone who'll only turn on us. Enough.”