把薪助火 — “To add fuel to the fire”
把薪助火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to add fuel to the fire”. To exacerbate a situation; to make things worse. Literally, “To hold firewood to help the fire”.
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把薪助火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
把薪助火 Character Breakdown
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面对已经紧张的局势，再发表这种煽动性言论，无疑是把薪助火。
Making such inflammatory remarks in an already tense situation is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.
Idioms Related to 把薪助火
Synonyms of 把薪助火
More idioms starting with 把
- bǎ把chí持bù不zhù住unable to control oneself
- bǎ把chí持bù不dìng定to be indecisive
- bǎ把chí持bāo包bàn办monopolize and dictate
- bǎ把wán玩wú无yàn厌play with and admire without tiring
- bǎ把sù素chí持zhāi斋observe vegetarianism and religious discipline
- bǎ把bì臂rù入lín林go into reclusion with a close friend
- bǎ把bì臂xú徐qù去link arms and slowly depart
- bǎ把jiǔ酒chí持áo螯enjoy wine and crab claws
- bǎ把fàn饭jiào叫jī饥take an unneeded action
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Open the tool →Questions about 把薪助火
What does 把薪助火 mean?
把薪助火 (bǎ xīn zhù huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to add fuel to the fire”.
How do you pronounce 把薪助火?
把薪助火 is pronounced bǎ xīn zhù huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 把薪助火 literally mean?
Literally, 把薪助火 means “to hold firewood to help the fire”. It is used to mean “to add fuel to the fire”.
What is the Chinese definition of 把薪助火?
把：握住。拿着柴草助长火势。比喻某种行动作法会增加对方的力量或助长事态的加剧。