Chinese Word: 火上加油 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse

1		wǒ 我 pà 怕 zhè me 这么 zuò 做 zhǐ 只 huì 会 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油。 Im afraid the move will only add fuel to the fire.
2		tā 她 tīng 听 le 了 zhè xiē 这些 huà 话， xiàng 像 shì 是 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油。 These words only added fuel to the flames of her anger.
3		tā 他 wú dòng yú zhōng 无动于衷 shǐ 使 tā 她 xīn zhōng 心中 de 的 yuàn hèn 怨恨 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油。 His indifference was a fuel to her hatred.
4		nǐ 你 bú yào 不要 zài 再 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油 le 了， wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 gòu 够 nán guò 难过 de 的。 You don't have to rub it in. I already feel bad enough as it is.
5		tā men 他们 cán kù 残酷 zhèn yā 镇压 bà gōng 罢工 qún zhòng 群众 zhǐ bú guò 只不过 shì 是 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油。 By brutally suppressing the strikers they simply poured oil on the fire.

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1		wǒ 我 pà 怕 zhè me 这么 zuò 做 zhǐ 只 huì 会 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油。 Im afraid the move will only add fuel to the fire.
2		tā 她 tīng 听 le 了 zhè xiē 这些 huà 话， xiàng 像 shì 是 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油。 These words only added fuel to the flames of her anger.
3		tā 他 wú dòng yú zhōng 无动于衷 shǐ 使 tā 她 xīn zhōng 心中 de 的 yuàn hèn 怨恨 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油。 His indifference was a fuel to her hatred.
4		nǐ 你 bú yào 不要 zài 再 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油 le 了， wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 gòu 够 nán guò 难过 de 的。 You don't have to rub it in. I already feel bad enough as it is.
5		tā men 他们 cán kù 残酷 zhèn yā 镇压 bà gōng 罢工 qún zhòng 群众 zhǐ bú guò 只不过 shì 是 huǒ shàng jiā yóu 火上加油。 By brutally suppressing the strikers they simply poured oil on the fire.