Vocabulary
What does 飛んで火に入る夏の虫 (とんでひにいるなつのむし) mean?
飛んで火に入る夏の虫 (とんでひにいるなつのむし) means rushing into danger and bringing certain ruin on oneself (lit. a summer insect flies into the fire).
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飛んで火に入る夏の虫とんでひにいるなつのむし
TOPICS
rushing into danger and bringing certain ruin on oneself (lit. a summer insect flies into the fire)
Example sentences
危険な儲け話に飛びつくのは、飛んで火に入る夏の虫だ。
Jumping at a dangerous get-rich scheme is like a moth to a flame.