created reference approved 扬汤止沸/揚湯止沸 → 釜底抽薪 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
扬汤止沸 / 揚湯止沸 yángtāngzhǐfèi
釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn
antonym
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created reference approved 扬汤止沸/揚湯止沸 → 负薪救火/負薪救火 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
扬汤止沸 / 揚湯止沸 yángtāngzhǐfèi
负薪救火 / 負薪救火 fùxīnjiùhuǒ
synonym
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created sense approved 扬汤止沸/揚湯止沸 · yángtāngzhǐfèi · ineffective solution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
扬汤止沸 / 揚湯止沸
yángtāngzhǐfèi
ineffective solution
To try to stop water from boiling by scooping it up and pouring it back in; describes an ineffective or temporary half-measure that fails to solve a problem at its source.
扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to raise 汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to suppress 沸 (literal) → 沸 · fèi · to boil
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