Traduction :
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom
Référence :
留着毒疮不去医治，就会成为后患。比喻纵容包庇坏人坏事，结果会遭受祸害。
Origine :
《后汉书·冯衍传》李贤注引冯衍《与妇弟任武达书》：“养痈长疽，自生祸殃。”
Exemple :
博善化之虚名，溃败决裂乃至此，～，我之谓也夫。（清·纪昀《阅微草堂笔记·槐西杂志一》）
Annotation :
养痈遗患1
1. yǎngyōngyíhuàn :
[EN] lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom
