引火燒身
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to kindle; to light a fire; to ignite | to burn; to cook; to stew to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; fever |
body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit | ||
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trad. (引火燒身) | 引火 | 燒 | 身 | |
simp. (引火烧身) | 引火 | 烧 | 身 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnhuǒshaoshen
- Wade–Giles: yin3-huo3-shao1-shên1
- Yale: yǐn-hwǒ-shāu-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinhuooshaushen
- Palladius: иньхошаошэнь (inʹxošaošɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan5 fo2 siu1 san1
- Yale: yáhn fó sīu sān
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan5 fo2 siu1 san1
- Guangdong Romanization: yen5 fo2 xiu1 sen1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn¹³ fɔː³⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]引火燒身
- (figurative) to play with fire and bring trouble to oneself; to invite trouble
- (figurative) to volunteer one's own shortcomings and errors to encourage criticism from others