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厝火積薪

简厝火积薪 · 繁厝火積薪

Mandarin · pinyin cuò huǒ jī xīn

lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
fig. hidden danger
imminent danger

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厝: cuò · cut or engrave; a grave or tombstone
火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
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薪: xīn · fuel, firewood; salary
积: jī · accumulate, store up, amass

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4–3–1–1 · cuo4 huo3 ji1 xin1

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cou3 fo2 zik1 san1

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(figurative) hidden danger

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