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以汤沃沸
yǐ​tāng​wò​fèi

a remedy worse than the disease

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
以汤沃沸 以湯沃沸 yǐ​tāng​wò​fèi
a remedy worse than the disease
Literally "to pour hot water on a boiling pot"; to attempt to solve a problem in a way that only makes it worse.

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Synonym

  • 以汤止沸 yǐ​tāng​zhǐ​fèi
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