yǐ​tāng​wò​fèi

a remedy worse than the disease

Senses

以汤沃沸/ 以湯沃沸 yǐ​tāng​wò​fèi 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.

References

synonym 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸 以汤止沸/以湯止沸
synonym 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸