a moth flying into fire

a moth flying into fire

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ē ng é P ū Hu ǒ, which means to describe one's own death. It comes from the biography of Daoji in the book of Liang.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Liang Dynasty, Daoji biography: "if a moth goes to the fire, how can he burn himself?"

Idiom usage

The thief's army didn't kill himself, but made fun of me! It is "moths and lanterns flutter at the fire and burn themselves in flames". The 27th chapter of Shi Naian's Water Margin

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: fall into the trap, fly a moth to the fire