救焚益薪
救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse; to add fuel to the fire
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- (idiom, verb) add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- to add fuel to the fire
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Related Words
抱薪救火(bào xīn jiù huǒ)· lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
→厝火积薪(cuò huǒ jī xīn)· lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
→曲突徙薪(qū tū xǐ xīn)· lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
→战火纷飞(zhàn huǒ fēn fēi)· fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
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