惹火上身 — “To bring trouble upon oneself”
惹火上身 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself”. To ask for trouble. Literally, “to invite fire upon oneself”.
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惹火上身 Pronunciation and Pinyin
惹火上身 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 惹火上身
他总是喜欢对别人的事情指手画脚，迟早会惹火上身。
He always likes to meddle in other people's affairs, sooner or later he will bring trouble upon himself.
Idioms Related to 惹火上身
Antonyms of 惹火上身
More idioms starting with 惹
- rě惹shì事zhāo招fēi非stir up trouble
- rě惹shì事shēng生fēi非stir up trouble
- rě惹rén人zhù注mù目attract attention
- rě惹shì是zhāo招fēi非stir up trouble
- rě惹shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble
- rě惹zāi灾zhāo招huò祸invite disaster and bring trouble
- rě惹huò祸zhāo招qiān愆bring trouble upon oneself
- rě惹huò祸zhāo招yāng殃bring trouble or misfortune upon oneself
- rě惹huò祸zhāo招zāi灾Bring trouble or disaster upon oneself
- rě惹cǎo草niān拈huā花flirt with women
- rě惹cǎo草zhān沾huā花flirt with women
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Open the tool →Questions about 惹火上身
What does 惹火上身 mean?
惹火上身 (rě huǒ shàng shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself”.
How do you pronounce 惹火上身?
惹火上身 is pronounced rě huǒ shàng shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 惹火上身 literally mean?
Literally, 惹火上身 means “to invite fire upon oneself”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble upon oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 惹火上身?
惹：招引。比喻自己招灾惹祸害自己