玩火自焚

to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt

to play / to have fun / to trifle with / toy / sth used for amusement / curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]) / to keep sth for entertainment

variant of 玩[wan2] / Taiwan pr. [wan4]

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

to burn

to play with fire

self-immolation