Definition & Meaning

1.bring disaster upon oneself; draw fire against oneself

2.criticize oneself in order to draw criticism from others

yǐn huǒ shāo shēn

引 火 烧 身

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1
slmetabring disaster upon oneself; draw fire against oneself
- rú guǒ wǒ duì zì jǐ de xīn chóu fā biǎo kàn fǎ zhè jiāng huì yǐn huǒ shāo shēn
  如果我对自己的薪酬发表看法，这将会引火烧身。
  It is invidious for me to comment on my own compensation.
synonym
zì zuò zì shòu自作自受 zì qǔ miè wáng自取灭亡 zì jué fén mù自掘坟墓 wán huǒ zì fén玩火自焚 rě huǒ shāo shēn惹火烧身 zì qǔ huǐ miè自取毁灭
2
slmetacriticize oneself in order to draw criticism from others

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