Meaning of 玩火自焚
玩火自焚 means to play with fire and burn oneself; to engage in risky or harmful activities that ultimately backfire and harm oneself. Pronounced wán huǒ zì fén.
- to play with fire and burn oneself; to engage in risky or harmful activities that ultimately backfire and harm oneself
Definitions & Examples
Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
jì继
xù续
qī欺
piàn骗
bié别
rén人
，
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
wán玩
huǒ火
zì自
fén焚
。
If you continue to deceive others, you will eventually play with fire and burn yourself.
Tā他
shì试
tú图
xiàn陷
hài害
tóng同
shì事
，
jié结
guǒ果
wán玩
huǒ火
zì自
fén焚
，
bèi被
gōng公
sī司
kāi开
chú除
le了
。
He tried to frame his colleagues, but ended up burning himself and got fired by the company.
Nà那
xiē些
wán玩
nòng弄
quán权
shù术
de的
zhèng政
kè客
zuì最
zhōng终
zhǐ只
huì会
wán玩
huǒ火
zì自
fén焚
。
Those politicians who manipulate power will only end up burning themselves.
Bù不
yào要
wèi为
le了
zhuàn赚
qián钱
ér而
wéi违
fǎ法
，
fǒu否
zé则
huì会
wán玩
huǒ火
zì自
fén焚
。
Don't break the law for money, or you will play with fire and get burnt.