厝火积薪
厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom); fig. hidden danger; imminent danger
idiom
Traditional: 厝火積薪
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- (idiom) lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
- fig. hidden danger
- imminent danger
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Related Words
坐不垂堂(zuò bù chuí táng)— lit. don't sit under overhanging eaves (idiom); fig. don't stay in danger area
→家累千金,坐不垂堂(jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng)— rich person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); prudent not to place oneself in danger
→隐患(yǐn huàn)— a danger concealed within sth
→岌岌可危(jí jí kě wēi)— imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
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