近火的先焦近火的先焦近火的先焦

what is near the fire gets scorched first

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Those closest to a disaster suffer first. Used as a warning about being close to danger or trouble. Compare 'if you play with fire, you get burned'.

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Simplified: 近火的先焦
Pinyin: jìn huǒ de xiān jiāo
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄒㄧㄢㄐㄧㄠ

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

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