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抱薪救火
bào​xīn​jiù​huǒ

to make things worse

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

抱薪救火 bào​xīn​jiù​huǒ to make things worse

literally to carry firewood to put out a fire; to make a problem worse by using a wrong or counterproductive approach.

References

synonym 以汤止沸/以湯止沸 → 抱薪救火/抱薪救火
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