玩火 (wán huǒ) — (figurative) to play with fire, to take reckless or dangerous risks

Definizione

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

Esempi

  • 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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