"飛蛾撲火" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /fei̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹ pʰɔːk̚³ fɔː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /fei̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹ pʰɔːk̚³ fɔː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: fēi'épūhuǒ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ ㄆㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fei¹ ngo⁴ pok³ fo² [Cantonese, Jyutping], fēi'épūhuǒ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], fei-épuhuǒ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], fei¹-o²-pʻu¹-huo³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], fēi-é-pū-hwǒ [Mandarin, Yale], feierpuhuoo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], фэйэпухо [Mandarin, Palladius], fɛjɛpuxo [Mandarin, Palladius], fēi ngòh pok fó [Cantonese, Yale], fei¹ ngo⁴ pok⁸ fo² [Cantonese, Pinyin], féi¹ ngo⁴ pog³ fo² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 飞蛾扑火
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 飛蛾撲火
  1. (figurative) to court self-destruction; to look for someone's own demise Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: 自取滅亡/自取灭亡 (zìjuéfénmù), 自取滅亡 (zìqǔmièwáng), 自取灭亡 (zìqǔmièwáng), 自掘墳墓 (zìjuéfénmù), 自掘坟墓 (zìjuéfénmù), 飛蛾投火/飞蛾投火, 飛蛾投火, 飞蛾投火, 飛蛾赴火, 飞蛾赴火
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  "literal_meaning": "a moth flies into the flame",
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        "to court self-destruction; to look for someone's own demise"
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        "(figurative) to court self-destruction; to look for someone's own demise"
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          "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
          "word": "自取滅亡/自取灭亡"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zìqǔmièwáng",
          "word": "自取滅亡"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zìqǔmièwáng",
          "word": "自取灭亡"
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          "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
          "word": "自掘墳墓"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
          "word": "自掘坟墓"
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        {
          "word": "飛蛾投火/飞蛾投火"
        },
        {
          "word": "飛蛾投火"
        },
        {
          "word": "飞蛾投火"
        },
        {
          "word": "飛蛾赴火"
        },
        {
          "word": "飞蛾赴火"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēi'épūhuǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ ㄆㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei¹ ngo⁴ pok³ fo²"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēi'épūhuǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei-épuhuǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei¹-o²-pʻu¹-huo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēi-é-pū-hwǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "feierpuhuoo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фэйэпухо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fɛjɛpuxo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēi ngòh pok fó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei¹ ngo⁴ pok⁸ fo²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "féi¹ ngo⁴ pog³ fo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fei̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹ pʰɔːk̚³ fɔː³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fei̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹ pʰɔːk̚³ fɔː³⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "飛蛾撲火"
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        "to court self-destruction; to look for someone's own demise"
      ],
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          "self-destruction",
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        "(figurative) to court self-destruction; to look for someone's own demise"
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      "zh-pron": "fēi'épūhuǒ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ ㄆㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei¹ ngo⁴ pok³ fo²"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēi'épūhuǒ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei-épuhuǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei¹-o²-pʻu¹-huo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēi-é-pū-hwǒ"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "feierpuhuoo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "фэйэпухо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fɛjɛpuxo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēi ngòh pok fó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei¹ ngo⁴ pok⁸ fo²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "féi¹ ngo⁴ pog³ fo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fei̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹ pʰɔːk̚³ fɔː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fei̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹ pʰɔːk̚³ fɔː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
      "word": "自取滅亡/自取灭亡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìqǔmièwáng",
      "word": "自取滅亡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìqǔmièwáng",
      "word": "自取灭亡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
      "word": "自掘墳墓"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
      "word": "自掘坟墓"
    },
    {
      "word": "飛蛾投火/飞蛾投火"
    },
    {
      "word": "飛蛾投火"
    },
    {
      "word": "飞蛾投火"
    },
    {
      "word": "飛蛾赴火"
    },
    {
      "word": "飞蛾赴火"
    }
  ],
  "word": "飛蛾撲火"
}

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