火ひ遊あそび

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

playing with fire (literal)

Literal act of playing with fire, often by children. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to play with fire'.

• 子こ供どもたちが火ひ遊あそびをしてはいけません。

  Children must not play with fire.

• 乾かん燥そうした季き節せつに火ひ遊あそびは危き険けんです。

  Playing with fire is dangerous during the dry season.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

playing with fire (figurative); doing something dangerous

Idiomatic expression for taking a dangerous risk, similar to English 'playing with fire'. Often used as a warning.

• そんな投とう資しは火ひ遊あそびだよ。

  That kind of investment is playing with fire.

• 彼かれはいつも火ひ遊あそびのようなことをして、周まわりをハラハラさせる。

  He's always doing things like playing with fire, making everyone around him nervous.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

playing around (romantically); flirting; having an affair

Refers to casual romantic or sexual involvement, often with a nuance of risk or infidelity. Can be used for flirting or an extramarital affair.

• 彼かれは妻つまがいるのに、他ほかの女じょ性せいと火ひ遊あそびをしている。

  Even though he has a wife, he's fooling around with another woman.

• 若わかい頃ころはよく火ひ遊あそびをしたものだ。

  When I was young, I used to play the field a lot.