Correct
后院起火
/ hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ /
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Collocation
1
害怕后院起火
2
不料后院起火
3
小心后院起火
4
某企业后院起火
5
避免后院起火
Definition
后院起火
Literally means:
the backyard is on fire
Actually means:
后院 refers to the backyard. In a figurative sense, it refers to the interior of a family, department or group. 起火 means catching fire.
Figuratively, it means instability and unrest. The phrase means contradictions or troubles inside a family, departme group or sphere of influence and there's no more stability. It implies that external actions are impeded.
后院，屋后的院子，比喻家庭、部门或集团内部。起火，失火，比喻不安定，不稳固。
后院起火，家庭、部门、集团或势力范围内部发生矛盾或麻烦等，无法保持安定的局面。含有影响对外行动的意
Example
Used as predicate orUsed as a minor sentence. (作谓语或用在小句中)
1
Yī
一
gè
个
rén
人
yào
要
xiǎng
想
shìyè
事业
shùnlì
顺利
,
jiù
就
de
得
chǔlǐ
处理
hǎo
好
jiātíng
家庭
guānxi
关系
,
yīdàn
一旦
hòuyuàn
后院
qǐhuǒ
起火
,
shìyè
事业
bìrán
必然
shòudào
受到
yǐngxiǎng
影响
。
If a person wants to have a successful career, he has to deal with family relationships, and once the backyard fires, the career must be affected.
2
Zài
在
zhècì
这次
màoyì
贸易
tánpàn
谈判
zhōng
中
,
lín
林
jīnglǐ
经理
de
的
wánquán
完全
xiànrù
陷入
qiánfāng
前方
chījǐn
吃紧
,
hòuyuàn
后院
qǐhuǒ
起火
de
的
gāngà
尴尬
júmiàn
局面
。
Yīfāngmiàn
一方面
shì
是
tánpàn
谈判
duìshǒu
对手
bùkěn
不肯
tuìràng
退让
bànbù
半步
,
lìngyīfāngmiàn
另一方面
zé
则
shì
是
gōngsī
公司
lǐmiàn
里面
yǒurén
有人
ànzhōng
暗中
dǎoluàn
捣乱
。
In this trade negotiation, Lin's manager is completely caught in the awkward situation of the front tight, backyard fire. On the one hand, the negotiators refused to give up half a step, on the other hand, there are people in the company secretly messing around.
3
Zhèxiē
这些
guójiā
国家
de
的
zhùwài
驻外
rényuán
人员
hěn
很
pà
怕
hòuyuàn
后院
qǐhuǒ
起火
,
tèbié
特别
shì
是
guónèi
国内
fāshēng
发生
jūnshì
军事
zhèngbiàn
政变
。
Foreign personnel in those countries were afraid of backyard fires, particularly military coups in the country.