玩火自焚

wán huǒ zì fén

Dictionary entry

to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences

What does 玩火自焚 mean?

玩火自焚 (wán huǒ zì fén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences

2to get one's fingers burnt

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玩wánto play · to have fun 火Huǒsurname Huo 自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 焚fénto burn

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玩火自焚

wán huǒ zì fén

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