Read Edit View history 以火救火 yǐhuǒjiùhuǒ to pour oil on the fire Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 以火救火 yǐhuǒjiùhuǒ to pour oil on the fire to try to put out a fire with fire; used to describe an incorrect approach that only makes a situation worse instead of fixing it Edit Delete References Add reference see 以火救火/以火救火 → 以水救水/以水救水 Edit Delete see 以水救水/以水救水 → 以火救火/以火救火 Edit Delete
以火救火 yǐhuǒjiùhuǒ to pour oil on the fire to try to put out a fire with fire; used to describe an incorrect approach that only makes a situation worse instead of fixing it Edit Delete