玩火 (wán huǒ) — (figurative) to play with fire, to take reckless or dangerous risks
Definition
玩火 (wánhuǒ) literally means 'play with fire' — almost always used figuratively to mean taking reckless or dangerous risks. Marked figurative; do not use it for literal fireplay.
verb
(figurative) to play with fireto take reckless or dangerous risks
Examples
- 玩火。Nǐ zhè yàng gēn lǎo bǎn shuō huǎng jiǎn zhí shì zài wán huǒ.Lying to your boss like this is basically playing with fire.
- ，。Tā wán le yí cì huǒ, jié guǒ sǔn shī cǎn zhòng.He took a risky move once and ended up suffering heavy losses.
- 玩火，。Qiān wàn bié zài shù lín lǐ wán huǒ, hěn róng yì yǐn qǐ huǒ zāi.Never play with fire in the woods; it can easily cause a fire.
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