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Meaning of 抱薪救火

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Practice Writing Writing Sheet
Setting
抱 bào 薪 xīn 救 jiù 火 huǒ
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
Example Sentences
1
chéng yǔ
成语
“
bào xīn jiù huǒ
抱薪救火
”
bǐ yù
比喻
yòng
用
cuò wù
错误
de
的
fāng fǎ
方法
qù
去
xiāo miè
消灭
huò hài
祸害
，
jié guǒ
结果
fǎn ér
反而
shǐ
使
huò hài
祸害
kuò dà
扩大
。
The set phrase"carrying faggots to put out a fire"is used to mean adopting a wrong method to save a situation and ending up by making it worse.
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