玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

玩 wán
HSK 2
play with, joke, enjoy
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
焚 fén burn