- to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
- to get one's fingers burnt
Characters
- 玩 (玩): to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment
- 火 (火): surname Huo
- 自 (自): (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- 焚 (焚): to burn
Resources
- Wiktionary: 玩火自焚
- MDBG: 玩火自焚
- Examples with 玩火自焚 on Tatoeba
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