created reference approved 撮盐入火/撮鹽入火 → 火上加油 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
撮盐入火 / 撮鹽入火 cuōyánrùhuǒ
火上加油 huǒshàngjiāyóu
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 撮盐入火/撮鹽入火 · cuōyánrùhuǒ · short-tempered — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
撮盐入火 / 撮鹽入火
cuōyánrùhuǒ
short-tempered
Describes someone with an extremely impatient or irritable disposition; literally to throw salt into a fire, which causes immediate crackling and sparks.
cuòyánrùhuǒ
撮 (literal) → 撮 · cuō · to pick up 盐 (literal) → 盐/鹽 · yán · table salt 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 撮盐入火/撮鹽入火 · cuōyánrùhuǒ · to add fuel to the fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
撮盐入火 / 撮鹽入火
cuōyánrùhuǒ
to add fuel to the fire
To aggravate a situation or increase someone's anger; similar to the pattern [[火上加油|火上加油|huo3 shang4 jia1 you2]].
cuòyánrùhuǒ
撮 (literal) → 撮 · cuō · to pick up 盐 (literal) → 盐/鹽 · yán · table salt 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition