yǐn
huǒ
shāo
shēn

idiom
common

Meaning of 惹火烧身

惹火烧身 means to draw fire to burn oneself; to ask for trouble; to bring disaster upon oneself. Pronounced yǐn huǒ shāo shēn.

  • to draw fire to burn oneself; to ask for trouble; to bring disaster upon oneself

Definitions & Examples

zhè
yàng
zuò
jiǎn
zhí
shì
yǐn
huǒ
shāo
shēn
 
chí
zǎo
huì
shàng
fan
 

By doing this, you're simply asking for trouble; sooner or later you'll run into serious problems.

wèi
le
zhēng
zhǔ
dòng
 
zài
huì
shàng
yǐn
huǒ
shāo
shēn
 
zhǔ
dòng
jiǎn
tǎo
le
de
cuò
 

In order to seize the initiative, he voluntarily exposed his own faults at the meeting, proactively examining his mistakes.

píng
bié
rén
zhī
qián
xiān
xiǎng
xiang
 
bié
yǐn
huǒ
shāo
shēn
 

Think about yourself before criticizing others; don't bring trouble down on your own head.