yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn

to invite trouble

  • created reference approved 引火烧身/引火燒身 → 惹火烧身/惹火燒身 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引火烧身 / 引火燒身 yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    惹火烧身 / 惹火燒身 rě​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 引火烧身/引火燒身 · yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn · to invite trouble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引火烧身 / 引火燒身

    yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    to invite trouble

    to bring disaster upon oneself; to ask for trouble

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cause 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire 烧 (literal) → 烧/燒 · shāo · to burn 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 引火烧身/引火燒身 · yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn · to invite criticism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引火烧身 / 引火燒身

    yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    to invite criticism

    to expose one's own faults or mistakes in order to encourage criticism and help from others; to make a self-criticism

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cause 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire 烧 (literal) → 烧/燒 · shāo · to burn 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 引火烧身/引火燒身 · yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn · to set oneself on fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引火烧身 / 引火燒身

    yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    to set oneself on fire

    to set one's own body on fire or commit self-immolation

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cause 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire 烧 (literal) → 烧/燒 · shāo · to burn 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · body

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense