后院起火
后院起火
hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ
a fire in one's backyard; conflict close to home
Traditional: 後院起火
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- a fire in one's backyard
- conflict close to home
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Related Words
不假思索(bù jiǎ sī suǒ)· to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
→一团火(yī tuán huǒ)· fireball
→五常(wǔ cháng)· five constant virtues of Confucianism, namely: benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信
→五行(wǔ xíng)· five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
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