túng ngư nhập hải, phóng hổ qui sơn

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Meaning · English

Loosing the fish to the sea, the tiger to the mountain — an enemy released is a campaign rescheduled.

Literally: release the fish to sea, return the tiger to the hills

Examples

Thả hắn ra là túng ngư nhập hải phóng hổ qui sơn.Release him and it's the tiger returned to its mountain.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “túng ngư nhập hải, phóng hổ qui sơn” mean?

Loosing the fish to the sea, the tiger to the mountain — an enemy released is a campaign rescheduled. Literally: release the fish to sea, return the tiger to the hills

Is “túng ngư nhập hải, phóng hổ qui sơn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.