wán huǒ
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  • 1

    v.play with fire

    • rú guǒ nǐ wán huǒ zuì hòu kě néng shāo dào zì jǐ

      如果玩火最后可能自己

      If you fool about with fire, you'll end up getting burned.

    • ràng hái zi men bié wán huǒ nà fēi cháng wēi xiǎn

      孩子玩火非常危险

      Ask the children not to play with fire. It's very dangerous.

    • bù yào wán huǒ lǎo shī shuō

      玩火老师

      "Don't play with fire!" said the teacher.

  • 2

    v.metarisk doing bad things; do something risky only to harm oneself

    • hé lǎo bǎn de nǚ ér yuē huì jiù shì wán huǒ

      老板女儿约会就是玩火

      Dating the boss's daughter is playing with fire.

    • nǎ pà zhǐ shì dòng dà guī mó cái yuán niàn tou de rén dōu shì zài wán huǒ

      哪怕规模裁员念头玩火

      Those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.

Word usage

  • Note
    "玩火" cannot be written as "顽火".