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飞蛾扑火

fēi é pū huǒdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the moth flies into the flame / fatal attraction
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4c9b406ac149c27f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

飛蛾撲火 飞蛾扑火 [fei1 e2 pu1 huo3] /the moth flies into the flame/fatal attraction/

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Other forms in these source records: 飛蛾撲火

  • 飞
    fēi

    to fly

  • 蛾
    é

    (bound form) moth

  • 扑
    pū

    to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over

  • 火
    huǒ

    fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

    Huǒ

    surname Huo

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.