fat burns and fries itself(gāo huǒ zì jiān)

fat burns and fries itself

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ā Ohu ǒ Z ì Ji ā n, which means that those who have talent and learning are in trouble because of talent. From Zhuangzi, the world of men.

Idiom usage

It is a metaphor for a man of talent who suffers from misfortune because of it.

Analysis of Idioms

Near synonym: self Immolation

The origin of Idioms

Chuang Tzu's the world of the world: "the mountain and the wood are self aggressors, but the fire is self frying."

Idiom explanation

It is a metaphor for those who have talent and learning to get disaster.

Chinese PinYin : gāo huǒ zì jiān