飛蛾撲火
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Chinese[edit]
moth | rush on | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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trad. (飛蛾撲火) | 飛蛾 | 撲 | 火 | |
simp. (飞蛾扑火) | 飞蛾 | 扑 | 火 | |
Literally: “a moth flies into the flame”. |
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飛蛾撲火
- (figurative) to court self-destruction; to look for someone's own demise