玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén

to play with danger and get hurt

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
  2. 2. to get one's fingers burnt

Characters

Character Meaning
玩 wán HSK 2
to play; to have fun; to trifle with
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
焚 fén
to burn