玩火自焚 in English wan2 huo3 zi4 fen2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to play with fire and get burnt (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to play with evil and suffer the consequences
  • to get one's fingers burnt

Simplified Characters

玩 火 自 焚

Traditional Characters

玩 火 自 焚

Pinyin

wan2 huo3 zi4 fen2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

玩wan2to play 火huo3surname Huo 自zi4self 焚fen2to burn