自焚 (zì fén) — to set oneself on fire (as a form of protest or suicide); to self-destruct, to bring about one's own ruin (figurative)
Definition
Literally 'self-incinerate.' Most commonly used for political self-immolation as protest, and figuratively for bringing about one's own ruin through reckless choices.
verb
to set oneself on fire (as a form of protest or suicide)to self-destructto bring about one's own ruin (figurative)
Examples
- 自焚。Nà wèi kàng yì zhě xuǎn zé le zì fén.That protester chose self-immolation.
- 自焚。Gōng sī zhè zhǒng cuò wù de cè lüè zuì zhōng huì dǎo zhì zì fén.The company's wrong strategy will eventually lead to its own self-destruction.
- ，自焚。Rú guǒ jì xù zhè yàng mào xiǎn, nǐ jiù shì zài zì fén.If you keep taking risks like this, you are destroying yourself.
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