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 ㄕㄠㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁵ fo² siu¹ san¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnhuǒshāoshēn [Phonetic: yínhuǒshāoshēn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠㄕㄣ
  - 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

(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

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