飛蛾撲火 (fei1 ngo4 pok3 fo2) — like a moth to a flame in Cantonese

feiˉ¹ngoˎ₄pok˗₃foˊ²
飞蛾扑火
Mandarin Pinyin: fei1 e2 pu1 huo3

Meaning of 飛蛾撲火

nounlike a moth to a flame
nouna metaphor to say strongly attracted to something, regardless of likely negative consequence; digging your own grave.

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