yǐ​tāng​wò​fèi

a remedy worse than the disease

  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. to irrigate
    (literary) to irrigate or water; to wash or pour over with water
  4. fèi verbadjective
    to boil
    to boil or bubble up; to surge; (bound form) boiling or boiling hot