玩火自焚
wán​huǒ​zì​fén

to play with fire and get burned

  • created sense approved 玩火自焚 · wán​huǒ​zì​fén · to play with fire and get burned — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玩火自焚

    wán​huǒ​zì​fén

    to play with fire and get burned

    to play with fire and get burned; to suffer the consequences of one's own evil or risky actions

    玩火 (literal) → 玩火 · wán​huǒ · to play with fire 自焚 (literal) → 自焚 · zì​fén · to bring about one's own destruction

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