Read Edit View history 以湯沃沸 yǐtāngwòfèi a remedy worse than the disease Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 以汤沃沸/ 以湯沃沸 yǐtāngwòfèi a remedy worse than the disease Literally "to pour hot water on a boiling pot"; to attempt to solve a problem in a way that only makes it worse. Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸 → 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 Edit Delete synonym 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 → 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸 Edit Delete
以汤沃沸/ 以湯沃沸 yǐtāngwòfèi a remedy worse than the disease Literally "to pour hot water on a boiling pot"; to attempt to solve a problem in a way that only makes it worse. Edit Delete