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抱薪救火
Mandarin · pinyin bào xīn jiù huǒ
Meanings
- lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
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4–1–4–3 · bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
pou5 san1 gau3 fo2
Cantonese word readings for 抱薪救火. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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pou5 san1 gau3 fo2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to adopt a wrong method to save a situation and end up by making it worse
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