稻草人点火，惹火烧身稻草人點火，惹火燒身稻草人點火，惹火燒身

a scarecrow lighting a fire: the flame burns its own body

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone who brings trouble on themselves. Like 'playing with fire and getting burned'.

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Simplified: 稻草人点火，惹火烧身
Traditional (Taiwan): 稻草人點火，惹火燒身
Pinyin: dàocǎorén diǎnhuǒ, rěhuǒshāoshēn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ，ㄖㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠㄕㄣ

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

Words in this sentence

点(diǎn)火(huǒ)ignite

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