引火烧身 yǐn huǒ shāo shēn

to invite trouble

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 33148th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to invite trouble

Characters

Character Meaning
引 yǐn HSK 4
to lead; to guide; to attract
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
烧 shāo HSK 3
to burn; to heat; to cook
身 shēn HSK 2
body; oneself; personally