惹火烧身

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 惹火烧身 – see 惹火燒身 (“to stir a fire only to burn oneself; to court disaster; to ask for trouble”). (This term is the simplified form of 惹火燒身).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.