What Does "小心引火烧身" (xiǎo xīn yǐn huǒ shāo shēn) Mean?

xiǎo小xīn心yǐn引huǒ火shāo烧shēn身

Beware you don't get burned.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E6

Clip Timestamp

8:21

TMDB ID

289271

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	太傅啊没有世家根基还想玩火	tài fù a méi yǒu shì jiā gēn jī hái xiǎng wán huǒ	Mr. Deng, playing with fire without a clan's backing is folly.
2▶	小心引火烧身	xiǎo xīn yǐn huǒ shāo shēn	Beware you don't get burned.
3	久闻太傅棋艺无双	jiǔ wén tài fù qí yì wú shuāng	I've long heard your mastery of the board is unrivaled.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 6

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就不怕她真杀了你？

jiù bù pà tā zhēn shā le nǐ ？Weren't you afraid she'd actually kill you?

HSK 6

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不过是长公主羞辱人的伎俩

bù guò shì zhǎng gōng zhǔ xiū rǔ rén de jì liǎngHer Highness was just trying to humiliate me

HSK 1

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那你是背弃盟约

nà nǐ shì bèi qì méng yuēSo, are you breaking the pact and making her your enemy?

HSK 6

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她何时在意过这个？

tā hé shí zài yì guò zhè ge ？Since when has she ever cared for that?

HSK 1

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她还有几分活路？

tā hái yǒu jǐ fēn huó lù ？she would have had even less chance of survival.

HSK 2

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这就是你说的后路？

zhè jiù shì nǐ shuō de hòu lù ？Is this the fallback you mentioned?

HSK 2

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有了后面横生的枝节

yǒu le hòu miàn héng shēng de zhī jiéIt was due to unforeseen complications

HSK 7

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世子府如今门庭冷落

shì zi fǔ rú jīn mén tíng lěng luòMy gates have been so deserted

HSK 5

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竟然敢主动联系铁英

jìng rán gǎn zhǔ dòng lián xì tiě yīngIt is truly rare that you would actually reach out

HSK 2

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是要教本世子看相？

shì yào jiào běn shì zi kàn xiàng ？to teach me fortune-reading?

HSK 5

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太傅看走眼了

tài fù kàn zǒu yǎn leIt is a pity that your judgment has failed you

HSK 7

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砧板上的鱼肉罢了

zhēn bǎn shàng de yú ròu bà leI am naught but a lamb to the slaughter.

HSK 4

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本官是来给世子指一条路

běn guān shì lái gěi shì zi zhǐ yī tiáo lùI am here to show you

HSK 4

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是因为我有更值得下注的底牌

shì yīn wèi wǒ yǒu gèng zhí de xià zhù de dǐ páiI am aiding you because I hold a far more compelling hand.

HSK 4

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世子猜得没错

shì zi cāi dé méi cuòIndeed, Your Highness.

HSK 5

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陛下的龙椅还没坐热

bì xià de lóng yǐ hái méi zuò rèHis Majesty has barely ascended the throne.

HSK 5

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你就不怕被当成逆党？

nǐ jiù bù pà bèi dàng chéng nì dǎng ？Aren't you afraid of being branded a rebel?

HSK 7

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我要的自始至终可都没有变过

wǒ yào de zì shǐ zhì zhōng kě dōu méi yǒu biàn guòMy goal has stayed the same throughout.

HSK 1

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太傅有客到

tài fù yǒu kè dàoMr. Deng, you have a visitor.

HSK 7

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倒是给朝廷省了一笔开销

dǎo shì gěi cháo tíng shěng le yī bǐ kāi xiāoHow kind of you to save the court the expense.