引火燒身

Chinese

		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
trad. (引火燒身)		引火	燒	身
simp. (引火烧身)		引火	烧	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐnhuǒshāoshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ fo² siu¹ san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnhuǒshāoshēn [Phonetic: yínhuǒshāoshēn]
    • 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/
• 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/

Idiom

引火燒身

1. (figurative) to play with fire and bring trouble to oneself; to invite trouble
2. (figurative) to volunteer one's own shortcomings and errors to encourage criticism from others