夜蛾赴火 — “Night moth flies to fire”
夜蛾赴火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rush into danger or a self-destructive situation out of a strong attraction or desire, like a moth flying into a flame; to be irresistibly drawn to something despite potential harm”. Literally, “Night moth flies to fire”.
夜蛾赴火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
夜蛾赴火 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 夜
- yè夜bù不chéng成mèi寐unable to sleep at night
- yè夜bù不bì闭hù户safe society, no need to lock doors
- yè夜yǐ以jiē接rì日work day and night without rest
- yè夜yǐ以jì继rì日work day and night without rest
- yè夜yǐ以jì继zhòu昼work tirelessly day and night
- yè夜zhù住xiǎo晓xíng行travel day and night
- yè夜bàn半sān三gēng更in the dead of night
- yè夜bàn半gēng更shēn深deep in the night
- yè夜sù宿xiǎo晓xíng行traveling day and night
- yè夜yuè月huā花cháo朝beautiful romantic times
- yè夜shēn深rén人jìng静dead of night
- yè夜xíng行zhòu昼fú伏travel by night, hide by day
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What does 夜蛾赴火 mean?
夜蛾赴火 (yè é fù huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rush into danger or a self-destructive situation out of a strong attraction or desire, like a moth flying into a flame; to be irresistibly drawn to something despite potential harm”.
How do you pronounce 夜蛾赴火?
夜蛾赴火 is pronounced yè é fù huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 夜蛾赴火 literally mean?
Literally, 夜蛾赴火 means “Night moth flies to fire”. It is used to mean “to rush into danger or a self-destructive situation out of a strong attraction or desire, like a moth flying into a flame; to be irresistibly drawn to something despite potential harm”.
What is the Chinese definition of 夜蛾赴火?
蛾：像蝴蝶似的昆虫；赴：投入。像蛾子扑火一样。比喻奔赴所向往的目标