积薪厝火
jī​xīn​cuò​huǒ

to pile up firewood and place fire beneath it

  • created reference approved 积薪厝火/積薪厝火 → 抱火厝薪 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积薪厝火 / 積薪厝火 jī​xīn​cuò​huǒ

    抱火厝薪 bào​huǒ​cuò​xīn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 积薪厝火/積薪厝火 · jī​xīn​cuò​huǒ · to pile up firewood and place fire beneath it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积薪厝火 / 積薪厝火

    jī​xīn​cuò​huǒ

    to pile up firewood and place fire beneath it

    To store fire under a pile of wood; used to describe a hidden danger or a situation that is extremely precarious and prone to disaster

    积 (literal) → 积/積 · jī · to accumulate 薪 (literal) → 薪 · xīn · firewood 厝 (literal) → 厝 · cuò · to place 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire

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