飛蛾投火
fēi'é​tóu​huǒ

to seek one's own doom

  • created reference approved 飞蛾投火/飛蛾投火 → 自寻死路/自尋死路 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    飞蛾投火 / 飛蛾投火 fēi'é​tóu​huǒ

    自寻死路 / 自尋死路 zì​xún​sǐ​lù

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  • created reference approved 飞蛾投火/飛蛾投火 → 自取灭亡/自取滅亡 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    飞蛾投火 / 飛蛾投火 fēi'é​tóu​huǒ

    自取灭亡 / 自取滅亡 zì​qǔ​miè​wáng

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  • created sense approved 飞蛾投火/飛蛾投火 · fēi'é​tóu​huǒ · to seek one's own doom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    飞蛾投火 / 飛蛾投火

    fēi'é​tóu​huǒ

    to seek one's own doom

    Literally like a moth flying into a flame; to choose a path to certain destruction or to bring about one's own ruin.

    飞蛾 (literal) → 飞蛾/飛蛾 · fēi'é · moth 投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to jump into 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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