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留祸根

/ liú huò gēn /
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Collocation

1
留了祸根
2
留下祸根
3
怕留祸根
4
不留祸根

Definition

留祸根

Literally means:

sow the seeds of misfortune

Actually means:

祸根 refers to the root of misfortune.

The phrase means retaining someone or something that may cause trouble. It often indicates someone or something that is harmful to the speaker himself.

祸根,灾祸的根源。

留祸根,留下可以引发灾难的事情或人。多指将来对自己不利的人或事情。

Example

Often used as predicate or object, and can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语,中间可以插入其他词语)
1
Duìdài
对待
jiǎmàowěiliè
假冒伪劣
chǎnpǐn
产品
,
men
我们
dìng
一定
yào
zhā
dào
到底
,
liú
huògēn
祸根

Treatment of fake and inferior products, we must check in the end, do not leave a curse.

2
liúxià
留下
sòng
de
qián
jiùshì
就是
liúxià
留下
le
huògēn
祸根
,
hòu
日后
bèi
rén
xiàn
发现
,
jiù
shuō
qīngchu
清楚
le

If you leave the money he sent you, you leave it behind, and when you find out later, you can't tell.

3
Xiǎnrán
显然
,
hēishèhuì
黑社会
de
rén
yīnwèi
因为
liúxià
留下
huògēn
祸根
,
suǒ
所以
zhí
一直
zài
duīshā
追杀
zhèxiē
这些
zhīqíngrén
知情人

Obviously, the underseid people have been chasing these insiders for fear of leaving a legacy.