飞蛾投火 fēi é tóu huǒ

rush toward certain ruin; seek own doom

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction

Characters

Character Meaning
飞 fēi HSK 1
to fly
蛾 é
moth
投 tóu HSK 5
to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming