Read Edit View history 以湯止沸 yǐtāngzhǐfèi counterproductive Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 以汤止沸/ 以湯止沸 yǐtāngzhǐfèi counterproductive To try to stop water from boiling by adding more boiling water; describes a wrong approach that makes a problem worse rather than solving it. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 → 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸 Edit Delete synonym 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 → 抱薪救火/抱薪救火 Edit Delete synonym 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸 → 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 Edit Delete
以汤止沸/ 以湯止沸 yǐtāngzhǐfèi counterproductive To try to stop water from boiling by adding more boiling water; describes a wrong approach that makes a problem worse rather than solving it. Edit Delete