yǐ​tāng​zhǐ​fèi

counterproductive

  1. preposition
    by means of
    to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced
  2. hot water
    (literary or archaic) hot or boiling water; hot springs; water used for bathing
  3. zhǐ verbnoun
    to suppress
    to cause to stop; to inhibit or relieve, such as pain, bleeding, or thirst
  4. fèi verbadjective
    to boil
    to boil or bubble up; to surge; (bound form) boiling or boiling hot