tẩu hỏa nhập ma
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Fire runs to the head and the demon enters — kung-fu overtraining madness; burnout by obsession.
Literally: the fire deviates, the demon enters
Examples
Ôn thi kiểu ấy có ngày tẩu hỏa nhập ma.Cram like that and the fire will run to your head.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tẩu hỏa nhập ma” mean?
Fire runs to the head and the demon enters — kung-fu overtraining madness; burnout by obsession. Literally: the fire deviates, the demon enters
Is “tẩu hỏa nhập ma” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.