茅坑裡點燈

(slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhao3 si3] via its near homophone 照屎[zhao4 shi3])

Characters and words in 茅坑裡點燈

surname Mao

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a thatched hut (茅) just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He stuck four lances (矛) into the ground and built the roof with artificial lawn (艹), reeds (茅), and rushes (茅).
reeds / rushes

= + : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a thatched hut (茅) just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). He stuck four lances (矛) into the ground and built the roof with artificial lawn (艹), reeds (茅), and rushes (茅).
latrine pit / latrine
hole / pit / tunnel / to defraud

= + : Karl Marx (k) finds out that turtleneck sweaters (亢) are completely out of fashion now, so in front of the engine ((e)ng1) he digs a deep pit (坑), throws the sweater inside and fills the pit with earth (土).
variant of 坑[keng1] / pit / hole

= + : Karl Marx (k) finds out that turtleneck sweaters (亢) are completely out of fashion now, so in front of the engine ((e)ng1) he digs a deep pit (坑), throws the sweater inside and fills the pit with earth (土).
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a sunflower. The 田 part looks like the blossom and 土 looks like the stem and leaves. Li Qingzhao (li) wants to put up a field (田) inside (里) the space station's living room (Ø3). First she puts some earth (土) here and there, and then she plants lots of sunflowers (里).
point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items

= + : Dorothy Gale opened a new shop inside anthill. She's selling grilled vegetables, and many people are ordering them. On a plate, they only look like little spots or points.
lamp / light / lantern / CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

= + : Don Quixote (d) was going for a walk in front of the engine ((e)ng1) with his lantern (灯) when it suddenly catched fire (火). He used a lantern which utilizes hydrogen, and when he accidentally ripped his lantern open at a nail (丁) on the floor, the hydrogen caught fire.

Words with 茅坑裡點燈

茅坑裡點燈 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 茅坑裡點燈

茅坑裡點燈 currently does not appear in any sentence.