tuī​bō​zhù​lán

to add fuel to the fire

Senses

推波助澜/ 推波助瀾 tuī​bō​zhù​lán to add fuel to the fire

(idiom) to push the waves and add to the billows, meaning to encourage something to get bigger or to fan the flames of an existing situation; often used in a negative sense to describe making a bad situation worse

References

synonym 火上加油/火上加油 推波助澜/推波助瀾
synonym 纵风止燎/縱風止燎 推波助澜/推波助瀾