引火烧身 — “To bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”
引火烧身 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”. To court self-inflicted harm; (by extension) to deliberately expose one's own faults to invite criticism and help. Literally, “To draw fire to oneself”.
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- yǐn引wèi为kǒu口shí实give others a handle for criticism
- yǐn引kàng亢gāo高gē歌sing loudly with great enthusiasm
- yǐn引rén人rù入shèng胜Fascinating and captivating
- yǐn引rén人zhù注mù目attract attention
- yǐn引rén人zhǔ瞩mù目attract a lot of attention
- yǐn引yǐ以wéi为hàn憾to feel regretful about something
- yǐn引yǐ以wéi为jiè戒take as a warning
- yǐn引yǐ以wéi为chǐ耻regard as a disgrace
- yǐn引yǐ以wéi为róng荣take pride in
- yǐn引shēn伸chù触lèi类extend by analogy
- yǐn引rù入qí歧tú途lead astray
- yǐn引rù入mí迷tú途lead astray
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What does 引火烧身 mean?
引火烧身 (yǐn huǒ shāo shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”.
How do you pronounce 引火烧身?
引火烧身 is pronounced yǐn huǒ shāo shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 引火烧身 literally mean?
Literally, 引火烧身 means “to draw fire to oneself”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 引火烧身?
原比喻自讨苦吃或自取灭亡。现多比喻主动暴露自己的缺点错误，以争取大家的批评帮助。