the nearest to the flames is the first burned

the nearest to the flames is the first burned

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì nhu ǒ Xi ā NJI ā o, which means that those closest to disaster suffer first. It's from Song Shi Puji's five Lantern Festival.

Idiom usage

People who are close to disaster suffer first. As the saying goes, "close fire comes first." My uncle went to jail for us. At that time, no one came to save you.

The origin of Idioms

Song Shi Puji's "five Lantern Festival" Volume 19: "monk asked: how is Buddha? The teacher said: close fire comes first. How is Tao? The teacher said, "there are thorns in the mud."

Idiom explanation

It means that those who are closest to disaster suffer first.