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引火燒身

简引火烧身 · 繁引火燒身

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn huǒ shāo shēn

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3–3–1–1 · yin3 huo3 shao1 shen1

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jan5 fo2 siu1 san1

Cantonese word readings for 引火燒身. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jan5 fo2 siu1 san1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(figurative) to play with fire and bring trouble to oneself; to invite trouble
(figurative) to volunteer one's own shortcomings and errors to encourage criticism from others