飛蛾撲火 (fei1 ngo4 pok3 fo2) — like a moth to a flame in Cantonese
feiˉ¹飛ngoˎ₄蛾pok˗₃撲foˊ²火简 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.