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纵风止燎
zòng​fēng​zhǐ​liáo

to worsen the situation

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
纵风止燎 縱風止燎 zòng​fēng​zhǐ​liáo
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

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  • 推波助澜 tuī​bō​zhù​lán
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