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厝火積薪
简 厝火积薪 · 繁 厝火積薪Mandarin · pinyin cuò huǒ jī xīn
Meanings
- lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
- fig. hidden danger
- imminent danger
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4–3–1–1 · cuo4 huo3 ji1 xin1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cou3 fo2 zik1 san1
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cou3 fo2 zik1 san1
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phrase
- (figurative) hidden danger
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