引火烧身 in English yin3 huo3 shao1 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to invite trouble

Simplified Characters

引 火 烧 身

Traditional Characters

引 火 燒 身

Pinyin

yin3 huo3 shao1 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

引yin3to draw (e.g. a bow) 火huo3surname Huo 烧shao1to burn 身shen1body