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曲突徙薪
qū​tū​xǐ​xīn

to take precautions

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
曲突徙薪 qū​tū​xǐ​xīn
to take precautions
to take preventive measures against possible disasters; literally meaning to bend the chimney and move the firewood away from the stove to prevent fire

Frequency

Written text
0.010 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 枉突徙薪 wǎng​tū​xǐ​xīn

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)