泼油救火 — “Pour oil to extinguish fire”
泼油救火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exacerbate a problem by using an inappropriate or counterproductive method; to make a bad situation even worse”. Literally, “Pour oil to extinguish fire”.
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What does 泼油救火 mean?
泼油救火 (pō yóu jiù huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exacerbate a problem by using an inappropriate or counterproductive method; to make a bad situation even worse”.
How do you pronounce 泼油救火?
泼油救火 is pronounced pō yóu jiù huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 泼油救火 literally mean?
Literally, 泼油救火 means “Pour oil to extinguish fire”. It is used to mean “to exacerbate a problem by using an inappropriate or counterproductive method; to make a bad situation even worse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 泼油救火?
救火时用油浇洒。比喻事情处理不得法，反而使事态更严重。