以湯沃沸
yǐ​tāng​wò​fèi

a remedy worse than the disease

  • created reference approved 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸 → 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以汤沃沸 / 以湯沃沸 yǐ​tāng​wò​fèi

    以汤止沸 / 以湯止沸 yǐ​tāng​zhǐ​fèi

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 以汤沃沸/以湯沃沸 · yǐ​tāng​wò​fèi · a remedy worse than the disease — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 沃 (literal) → 沃 · wò · to irrigate 沸 (literal) → 沸 · fèi · to boil

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