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火上加油
Mandarin · pinyin huǒ shàng jiā yóu
Meanings
- to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- to enrage people and make matters worse
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3–4–1–2 · huo3 shang4 jia1 you2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fo2 soeng6 gaa1 jau4
Cantonese word readings for 火上加油. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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fo2 soeng6 gaa1 jau4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict)
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