惹火烧身

Traditional: 惹火燒身

rě huǒ shāo shēn

Dictionary entry

stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt

What does 惹火烧身 mean?

惹火烧身 (rě huǒ shāo shēn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt

2fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

Character breakdown

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惹rěto provoke · to irritate 火Huǒsurname Huo 烧shāoto burn; to set on fire · to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)身shēnbody · life

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How to pronounce 惹火烧身

惹火烧身

rě huǒ shāo shēn

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