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猫に鰹節
Hiragana
ねこにかつおぶし
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
危険な誘惑を、抵抗できない者のそばに置いておくことのたとえ。 / 油断すると悪用されてしまうような状況や配置を指す表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
がまんできない人の前にえさを出してしまうあぶないようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
比喻让贪恋之人看管其所喜之物，极易酿祸。 / 比喻把不可信的人派去看守易被其侵害的东西。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
把易被偷的東西交給最想要的人看管 / 把誘惑擺在無法抵抗的人面前 / 安排極不妥當、易釀禍的看守
Korean Meaning
탐내는 사람에게 그 물건을 맡겨 도둑맞기 쉬운 상황 / 유혹에 약한 자에게 지키게 해 오히려 해를 부르는 일 / 고양이에게 생선을 맡기는 격
Indonesian
Menempatkan orang yang mudah tergoda untuk menjaga sesuatu yang diinginkannya / Penjaga yang tak bisa dipercaya karena ada godaan besar / Situasi yang rawan penyalahgunaan atau pencurian
Vietnamese Meaning
Giao việc trông coi cho kẻ dễ bị cám dỗ, không đáng tin. / Như để cáo trông chuồng gà; giao trứng cho ác. / Bố trí người có lợi ích mâu thuẫn vào vị trí dễ lạm dụng.
Tagalog Meaning
pag-atas sa mandaragit na magbantay / bantay na siya ring maninila / paglalagay ng tukso sa harap ng madaling matukso
Sense（1）
setting a wolf to mind the sheep; fox in the henhouse
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setting a wolf to mind the sheep; fox in the henhouse
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猫に鰹節
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Entrusting bonito flakes to a cat is like entrusting a sheep to a wolf.
Entrusting bonito flakes to a cat is like entrusting a sheep to a wolf.
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猫に鰹節を預けるなんて、まるで狼に羊を預けるようなものだ。
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