惹火燒身
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Chinese[edit]
to provoke; to exasperate; to annoy | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
to burn; to cook; to stew to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever |
body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
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trad. (惹火燒身) | 惹 | 火 | 燒 | 身 | |
simp. (惹火烧身) | 惹 | 火 | 烧 | 身 | |
Literally: “to stir a fire only to burn oneself”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
惹火燒身
- to court disaster; to ask for trouble