飛蛾撲火 in 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], ㄈㄟㄜˊ ㄆㄨㄏㄨㄛˇ [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, 飛蛾投火 [alternative], 飞蛾投火 [alternative], 飛蛾赴火 [alternative], 飞蛾赴火 [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 飛蛾撲火

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    },
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      "form": "飞蛾投火",
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    },
    {
      "form": "飛蛾赴火",
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      "form": "飞蛾赴火",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "a moth flies into the flame",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "glosses": [
        "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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      "synonyms": [
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          "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
          "word": "自取滅亡"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
          "word": "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"
        }
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        "idiomatic"
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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"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "fei-épuhuǒ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei¹-o²-pʻu¹-huo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "fēi-é-pū-hwǒ"
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "feierpuhuoo"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "фэйэпухо"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "fɛjɛpuxo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "fēi ngòh pok fó"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ³⁵ pʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fei̯⁵⁵ ŋɔː²¹ pʰɔːk̚³ fɔː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "飛蛾撲火"
}

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    {
      "form": "飞蛾扑火",
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      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "飞蛾投火",
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    },
    {
      "form": "飛蛾赴火",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "飞蛾赴火",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 撲",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 火",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 蛾",
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        "to court self-destruction; to look for someone's own demise"
      ],
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          "court",
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        [
          "self-destruction",
          "self-destruction"
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          "look for",
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        "(figurative) to court self-destruction; to look for someone's own demise"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
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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"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "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⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fēi ngòh pok fó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fei¹ ngo⁴ pok⁸ fo²"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zìjuéfénmù",
      "word": "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": "飛蛾撲火"
}

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"飛蛾撲火" meaning in Chinese

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