灯蛾扑火，自取灭亡燈蛾撲火，自取滅亡燈蛾撲火，自取滅亡

a moth flies at the flame: it brings about its own destruction

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who brings disaster on themselves by their own actions. Critical, like 'a moth to the flame'.

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Simplified: 灯蛾扑火，自取灭亡
Traditional (Taiwan): 燈蛾撲火，自取滅亡
Pinyin: dēng'épūhuǒ, zìqǔmièwáng
Bopomofo: ㄉㄥㄜˊ ㄆㄨㄏㄨㄛˇ，ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ

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灯(dēng)蛾('é)扑(pū)火(huǒ)

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