披麻救火，惹焰烧身披麻救火，惹焰燒身披麻救火，惹焰燒身

putting on hemp to fight a fire, drawing the flames onto oneself

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes bringing disaster on oneself through a foolish action.

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Simplified: 披麻救火，惹焰烧身
Traditional (Taiwan): 披麻救火，惹焰燒身
Pinyin: pīmájiùhuǒ, rě yàn shāo shēn
Bopomofo: ㄆㄧㄇㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ，ㄖㄜˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄠㄕㄣ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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