这是打开自家后院 引狼入室
“He opened the gates to foreign aggression.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“So many troops crossed the border, yet not a single word leaked out? Who else could it be but Xiao Xun?”
这是 打开 自家后院 引狼入室
“He opened the gates to foreign aggression.”
既然他们在东西南门 各占兵五百
“Since they stationed 500 troops at the East, West, and South Gates each,”
“He is betraying our nation and courting his own destruction just to beat us.”
Ancient Chinese political discourse often conceptualizes the state as a large household, comparing internal rebellion or treason to sabotaging one's own domestic courtyard.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lead wolves into the house; courting danger by welcoming an enemy
A common idiom used to warn against inviting dangerous people or adversaries into your own sphere.
backyard; inner base or home ground
Metaphorically used to describe one's internal territory or safe domestic ground.
