惹火

rěhuǒ

verb #7,079

Meanings

1 to provoke; to anger
2 to inflame
3 provocative; hot (slang)

Characters

to provoke; to stir up

Examples

你别惹火他了。

Nǐ bié rěhuǒ tā le.

Don't provoke him.

惹火上身可不好。

Rěhuǒ shàngshēn kě bù hǎo.

Getting yourself into trouble by provoking others is no good.

Tips

usage

惹火上身 (rěhuǒ shàngshēn) is a common idiom meaning 'to bring trouble upon oneself' — literally 'to attract fire onto your own body.'

memory

惹 (to provoke) + 火 (fire) — provoking someone is like playing with fire, you will get burned.

Stroke Order

惹 rě

火 huǒ