后院起火 hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ

conflict close to home; a fire in one's backyard

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 48791st word

Definitions

  1. 1. conflict close to home
  2. 2. a fire in one's backyard

Characters

Character Meaning
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
院 yuàn HSK 1
institution; courtyard
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming