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玩火自焚

wán huǒ zì fén

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Definitions

  1. 1. to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
  2. 2. to get one's fingers burnt

Child Words of 玩火自焚

火
huǒ

fire

玩
wán

to play

自
zì

self

焚
fén

to burn

玩火
wán huǒ

to play with fire

自焚
zì fén

self-immolation