玩火自焚

玩火自焚
玩火自焚 中文
玩火自焚

春秋时期，卫国的王子州吁杀死了他的哥哥卫桓公，成为了卫国的国君。州吁是个暴君，他压迫百姓，到处侵略别的国家。他想利用战争来分散百姓的注意力，减少人们对他的不满，巩固他的专政统治。

鲁国的君王知道州吁篡夺了王位，还想吞并其他国家，就问他手下的一名官员：“你认为州吁的目的能达到吗？”那位官员说道：“州吁到处打仗，给人民来了灾难。人民不会支持他。他这个人又反复无常，身边没有什么亲信。他不可能实现自己的野心。而且，战争就象火。无休止地打仗，最后，火会烧到自己身上。”果然，不到一年，卫国人民就在陈国的帮助下推翻了州吁的统治，并处死了他。

后来，人们用这个成语来比喻干害人的勾当，最后受害的还是自己。

玩火自焚 英文
Whoever Plays With Fire Will Get Burnt

TheSpringandAutumnPeriod(春秋chūnqiū,770-476BC),ZhouXu(zhōuxū州吁),theprinceoftheStateofWei(wèiguó卫国)murderedhisbrothercruelly,himselfthenbecamethenewemperor.However,hiscitizenswerefarfromcontentwiththenewkingsinceZhouXuwasatyrant,whorelentlesslyoppressedhispeople.Moreover,theambitiousandnotoriousrulerlauchedendlesswarswithotherstates,tryingtodivertthepeople\’sattentionandreducetheirdissatisfactionwithhimsoastoconsolidatehisdictatorship.

TheDukeoftheStateofLu(lǔguó鲁国)learntaboutZhouXu\’susurpationofstatepowerandhisgreatdesiretoexpand,heaskedaseniorofficial,\”WhatdoyouthinkaboutZhouXu\’smove?\”Theofficialanswered,\”Heisdedicatedtoinitiatewarsandfights,bringinghispeopletotheseaofdisasterandmisery.Hewon\’tgettheirsupport.Andhe\’scapricious,sofewofhisclosefriendsfollowhim.Hecanneverachievehissuccess.Inaddition,warislikefire.Ifonelauncheswarsendlesslywithoutrestraint,he\’lleventuallyburnhimself.\”Sureenough,beforelong,thepeopleofWeiwiththehelpoftheStateofChen(chénguó陈国)overthrewZhouXuandkilledhiminlessthanayear.

Later,peopleuseittomeanthatthosewhodoevilwillfinallyruinthemselves.