曲突徙薪
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom); fig. to take preventive measures
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- (idiom) lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- fig. to take preventive measures
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Related Words
厝火积薪(cuò huǒ jī xīn)— lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
→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
→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
→一柱擎天(yī zhù qíng tiān)— lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
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