玩火自焚

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences

   • wánhuǒzìfén,zìshíèguǒ.

     玩火自焚，自食恶果。🔊

     Playing with fire will burn you, and you will suffer the consequences of your own wrongdoing.

2. 貳动verb

   to get one's fingers burnt

   • wánhuǒzìfén,hòuguǒzìfù.

     玩火自焚，后果自负。🔊

     Playing with fire will burn yourself, and you bear the consequences.