惹火燒身 rě huǒ shāo shēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
  2. fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

CHARACTERS

惹 rě
HSK 6
irritate, vex, offend, incite
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
燒 shāo burn; bake; heat; roast
身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158