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负薪救火
fù​xīn​jiù​huǒ

to add fuel to the fire

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

负薪救火/ 負薪救火 fù​xīn​jiù​huǒ to add fuel to the fire

Carrying firewood to put out a fire; to use the wrong method to solve a problem, only making the situation worse.

References

synonym 扬汤止沸/揚湯止沸 → 负薪救火/負薪救火
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