Ra tay cầm lửa đốt trời, chẳng may lửa cháy lửa rơi xuống đầu

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Meaning · English

To take reckless action and suffer the consequences

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động liều lĩnh và gánh chịu hậu quả

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Literally: Reach out to hold fire to burn the sky, unfortunately the fire burns and falls on one's head

Examples

Anh ấy ra tay cầm lửa đốt trời, chẳng may lửa cháy lửa rơi xuống đầu, giờ thì thất nghiệp rồi.He took reckless action and now he's suffering the consequences, he's unemployed now.

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Ra tay cầm lửa đốt trời, chẳng may lửa cháy lửa rơi xuống đầu” mean?

To take reckless action and suffer the consequences Literally: Reach out to hold fire to burn the sky, unfortunately the fire burns and falls on one's head

Is “Ra tay cầm lửa đốt trời, chẳng may lửa cháy lửa rơi xuống đầu” formal or informal?

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