"burn your fingers" in Chinese (Simplified)

吃亏搬起石头砸自己的脚 (比喻)

Definition

因为冒险或做了不明智的决定而遇到麻烦或遭受损失，特别是在生意或金钱方面。

这个短语用来形容因冒险做事而吃亏，多见于商业、投资语境，是非正式说法，并非字面意思的烧伤。在英式英语中常见'get your fingers burnt'表达，意思相同。

He burned his fingers when he invested all his money in that company.

他把所有钱投资到那家公司，结果**吃了大亏**。

Be careful or you might burn your fingers in the deal.

小心，否则你可能会在这笔交易中**吃亏**。

Many people burn their fingers in the stock market.

许多人在股市中**吃亏**。

After that failed business, I really burned my fingers and became much more careful.

经历那次失败的生意后，我真的**吃亏了**，现在小心多了。

Lots of first-time investors have burned their fingers chasing quick profits.

很多新手投资者为了快速盈利**吃了大亏**。

I warned you not to trust him—now you've burned your fingers!

我不是警告过你别信他吗——现在你**吃亏了**吧！