Chinese Word: 玩火自焚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		wǒ men 我们 nán dào 难道 shì 是 zài 在 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚 ma 吗！？ We played with fire and burnt our hands?!
2		wǒ 我 bù yí 不宜 yú 于 zài 在 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚。 This is fire we are playing with.
3		nǐ 你 kě 可 céng 曾 shì 试 guò 过 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚？ Did you stand too close to the fire?
4		shén jīng 神经 diàn lù 电路 tiān shēng 天生 yǒu 有 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚 de 的 qīng xiàng 倾向。 The natural tendency of neural circuitry is to play games with itself.
5		tā men 他们 rèn wéi 认为 zài 再 zhè yàng 这样 jì xù 继续 xià qù 下去， wú yì yú 无异于 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚。 To continue would be crazy, they said.

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1		wǒ men 我们 nán dào 难道 shì 是 zài 在 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚 ma 吗！？ We played with fire and burnt our hands?!
2		wǒ 我 bù yí 不宜 yú 于 zài 在 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚。 This is fire we are playing with.
3		nǐ 你 kě 可 céng 曾 shì 试 guò 过 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚？ Did you stand too close to the fire?
4		shén jīng 神经 diàn lù 电路 tiān shēng 天生 yǒu 有 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚 de 的 qīng xiàng 倾向。 The natural tendency of neural circuitry is to play games with itself.
5		tā men 他们 rèn wéi 认为 zài 再 zhè yàng 这样 jì xù 继续 xià qù 下去， wú yì yú 无异于 wán huǒ zì fén 玩火自焚。 To continue would be crazy, they said.