惹火烧身 — “To bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”
惹火烧身 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”. To ask for trouble. Literally, “Provoke fire and burn oneself”.
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惹火烧身 Pronunciation and Pinyin
惹火烧身 Character Breakdown
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他明知那是危险的行为，却偏要去尝试，真是惹火烧身
He knew it was a dangerous act, but he insisted on trying it; he was truly bringing trouble upon himself.
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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huǒ火shàng上shēn身to bring trouble upon oneself
- 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 惹火烧身
What does 惹火烧身 mean?
惹火烧身 (rě huǒ shāo shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”.
How do you pronounce 惹火烧身?
惹火烧身 is pronounced rě huǒ shāo shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 惹火烧身 literally mean?
Literally, 惹火烧身 means “Provoke fire and burn oneself”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 惹火烧身?
惹：引；身：本身。引火烧自己。比喻自找麻烦或自找苦吃。