曲突徙薪
qū​tū​xǐ​xīn

to take precautions

  • created reference approved 曲突徙薪 → 枉突徙薪 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曲突徙薪 qū​tū​xǐ​xīn

    枉突徙薪 wǎng​tū​xǐ​xīn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 曲突徙薪 · qū​tū​xǐ​xīn · to take precautions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    曲突徙薪

    qū​tū​xǐ​xīn

    to take precautions

    to take preventive measures against possible disasters; literally meaning to bend the chimney and move the firewood away from the stove to prevent fire

    qū​tú​xǐ​xīn

    曲 (literal) → 曲 · qū · to bend 突 (literal) → 突 · tū · chimney 徙 (literal) → 徙 · xǐ · to move 薪 (literal) → 薪 · xīn · firewood

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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