waan4 fo2 zi6 fan4玩火自焚
Jyutpingwaan4 fo2 zi6 fan4
Yalewành fó jih fành

Definition

to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences

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T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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