开门揖盗開門揖盜

kāi mén yī dào

Meaning

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

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开kāito open; to start, to initiate, to begin一廾门méngate, door, entrance, opening丶丨揖yīto bow, to salute; to defer, to yield扌咠盗dàoto rob, to steal; thief, bandit次皿