后院起火 in English hou4 yuan4 qi3 huo3 Meaning

Meanings

  • a conflict arises close to home (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

后 院 起 火

Traditional Characters

後 院 起 火

Pinyin

hou4 yuan4 qi3 huo3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

后hou4surname Hou 院yuan4courtyard 起qi3to rise 火huo3surname Huo