后院起火

Traditional: 後院起火

hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ

Dictionary entry

a conflict arises close to home (idiom)

What does 后院起火 mean?

后院起火 (hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a conflict arises close to home (idiom)

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后Hòusurname Hou 院yuàncourtyard · institution 起qǐto rise · to raise 火Huǒsurname Huo

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后院起火

hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ

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