惹火烧身 in English re3 huo3 shao1 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiomatic expression); to get one's fingers burnt
  • metaphorically to suffer on account of one's own meddling

Simplified Characters

惹 火 烧 身

Traditional Characters

惹 火 燒 身

Pinyin

re3 huo3 shao1 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

惹re3to provoke 火huo3surname Huo 烧shao1to burn 身shen1body