huǒ​shàng​jiā​yóu

to add fuel to the fire

  • created reference approved 火上加油 → 火上浇油/火上澆油 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    火上加油 huǒ​shàng​jiā​yóu

    火上浇油 / 火上澆油 huǒ​shàng​jiāo​yóu

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  • created reference approved 火上加油 → 火上添油 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    火上加油 huǒ​shàng​jiā​yóu

    火上添油 huǒ​shàng​tiān​yóu

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  • created reference approved 火上加油 → 如汤沃雪/如湯沃雪 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    火上加油 huǒ​shàng​jiā​yóu

    如汤沃雪 / 如湯沃雪 rú​tāng​wò​xuě

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  • created reference approved 火上加油 → 推波助澜/推波助瀾 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    火上加油 huǒ​shàng​jiā​yóu

    推波助澜 / 推波助瀾 tuī​bō​zhù​lán

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  • created sense approved 火上加油 · huǒ​shàng​jiā​yóu · to add fuel to the fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    火上加油

    huǒ​shàng​jiā​yóu

    to add fuel to the fire

    to add oil to the fire; to aggravate a situation or enrage people, making a bad situation worse

    火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 加油 (literal) → 加油 · jiā​yóu · to refuel

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