bring destruction on oneself(fēi é fù yàn)

bring destruction on oneself

Moth to flame, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ē I é f ù y à n, which means to refer to self seeking and self destroying. The same as "moth to fire". The source is the book of the old Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the old book of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor Fu Zong Ji said: "knowing that the four corners are cut off, all sorts of plans rush to rush, like a poor bird touching a cage, like a moth going to the flame."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to self destruction

Chinese PinYin : fēi é fù yàn