后院起火 — “Fire in the backyard”
后院起火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have internal conflicts or disputes breaking out within an organization or group; troubles at home”. Literally, “Fire in the backyard”.
后院起火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
后院起火 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 后院起火
Idioms Related to 后院起火
Synonyms of 后院起火
More idioms starting with 后
- hòu后bù不wéi为lì例not to be taken as a precedent
- hòu后bù不jiàn僭xiān先Latercomers do not overstep earlier ones
- hòu后yǎng仰qián前hé合rock back and forth with laughter
- hòu后huì会kě可qī期We can expect to meet again
- hòu后huì会wú无qī期parting ways with no definite date
- hòu后huì会yǒu有qī期We'll meet again
- hòu后huì会nán难qī期Uncertain when we will meet again
- hòu后fā发zhì制rén人counterattack after opponent's move
- hòu后tái台lǎo老bǎn板real power behind the scenes
- hòu后hé合qián前yǎng仰rocking with laughter
- hòu后shí实xiān先shēng声intimidate first, act later
- hòu后xiàng巷qián前jiē街the entire neighborhood and its residents
Recommended tools
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 后院起火
What does 后院起火 mean?
后院起火 (hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have internal conflicts or disputes breaking out within an organization or group; troubles at home”.
How do you pronounce 后院起火?
后院起火 is pronounced hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 后院起火 literally mean?
Literally, 后院起火 means “Fire in the backyard”. It is used to mean “to have internal conflicts or disputes breaking out within an organization or group; troubles at home”.
What is the Chinese definition of 后院起火?
比喻内部闹矛盾，发生纠纷