救火扬沸
jiù​huǒ​yáng​fèi

to treat symptoms not causes

  • created sense approved 救火扬沸/救火揚沸 · jiù​huǒ​yáng​fèi · to treat symptoms not causes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    救火扬沸 / 救火揚沸

    jiù​huǒ​yáng​fèi

    to treat symptoms not causes

    (idiom) like pouring boiling water to put out a fire; to tackle a problem without addressing its root cause or to use an ineffective method that fails to eliminate the source of a disaster

    救火 (literal) → 救火 · jiù​huǒ · to fight a fire 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to raise 沸 (literal) → 沸 · fèi · to boil

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