惹火烧身(rě huǒ shāo shēn)

4 charactersTrad. 惹火燒身

stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
rě huǒ shāo shēn
Meaning
stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
惹火燒身

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