created reference approved 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 → 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以汤止沸 / 以湯止沸 yǐtāngzhǐfèi
以汤沃沸 / 以湯沃沸 yǐtāngwòfèi
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created reference approved 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 → 抱薪救火 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以汤止沸 / 以湯止沸 yǐtāngzhǐfèi
抱薪救火 bàoxīnjiùhuǒ
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created sense approved 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 · yǐtāngzhǐfèi · counterproductive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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.
以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to suppress 沸 (literal) → 沸 · fèi · to boil
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