灯蛾扑火
dēng'é​pū​huǒ

to court one's own ruin

  • created reference approved 灯蛾扑火/燈蛾撲火 → 飞蛾扑火/飛蛾撲火 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灯蛾扑火 / 燈蛾撲火 dēng'é​pū​huǒ

    飞蛾扑火 / 飛蛾撲火 fēi'é​pū​huǒ

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 灯蛾扑火/燈蛾撲火 · dēng'é​pū​huǒ · to court one's own ruin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灯蛾扑火 / 燈蛾撲火

    dēng'é​pū​huǒ

    to court one's own ruin

    literally meaning a moth flies into a flame; used to describe a suicidal act or bringing destruction upon oneself

    灯蛾 (literal) → 灯蛾/燈蛾 · dēng'é · moth 扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · to throw oneself at 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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

    created sense