rě​huǒ​shāo​shēn

to bring trouble on oneself

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

    惹火烧身 / 惹火燒身 rě​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    引火烧身 / 引火燒身 yǐn​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 惹火烧身/惹火燒身 · rě​huǒ​shāo​shēn · to bring trouble on oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惹火烧身 / 惹火燒身

    rě​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    to bring trouble on oneself

    (idiom) to court disaster; to suffer because of one's own meddling; literally "to stir up a fire and get burned"

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

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    created sense

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

    惹火烧身 / 惹火燒身

    rě​huǒ​shāo​shēn

    to invite criticism

    (idiom) to take the initiative to state one's own mistakes or shortcomings in order to seek help or criticism from others

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

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