Read Edit View history 纵风止燎 zòngfēngzhǐliáo to worsen the situation Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 纵风止燎/ 縱風止燎 zòngfēngzhǐliáo (also zòngfēngzhǐliào) to worsen the situation (idiom) to try and stop a fire by letting the wind blow; to make a bad situation worse by not stopping its cause or by using methods that actually encourage it Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 纵风止燎/縱風止燎 → 推波助澜/推波助瀾 Edit Delete
纵风止燎/ 縱風止燎 zòngfēngzhǐliáo (also zòngfēngzhǐliào) to worsen the situation (idiom) to try and stop a fire by letting the wind blow; to make a bad situation worse by not stopping its cause or by using methods that actually encourage it Edit Delete