添油炽薪 — “To add fuel to the fire”
添油炽薪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to add fuel to the fire”. To exacerbate a conflict or a bad situation, making it worse. Literally, “Add oil to blazing firewood”.
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添油炽薪 Pronunciation and Pinyin
添油炽薪 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 添油炽薪
他的抱怨不仅没有解决问题，反而像添油炽薪一样，让大家的情绪更加低落。
His complaints not only failed to resolve the issue but, like adding fuel to the fire, made everyone's mood even worse.
Idioms Related to 添油炽薪
More idioms starting with 添
- tiān添bīng兵jiǎn减zào灶feign weakness to deceive enemy
- tiān添zhī枝jiā加yè叶Embellish a story with extra details
- tiān添zhī枝zēng增yè叶embellish with unnecessary details
- tiān添zhī枝jiē接yè叶add unnecessary details
- tiān添yóu油jiā加cù醋exaggerate or embellish a story
- tiān添yán盐zhe着cù醋exaggerate and embellish a story
- tiān添zhuān砖jiā加wǎ瓦to contribute one's share
- tiān添cù醋jiā加yóu油exaggerate or embellish a story
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Open the tool →Questions about 添油炽薪
What does 添油炽薪 mean?
添油炽薪 (tiān yóu chì xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to add fuel to the fire”.
How do you pronounce 添油炽薪?
添油炽薪 is pronounced tiān yóu chì xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 添油炽薪 literally mean?
Literally, 添油炽薪 means “Add oil to blazing firewood”. It is used to mean “to add fuel to the fire”.
What is the Chinese definition of 添油炽薪?
犹言火上加油。比喻人为地激化矛盾，使事态严重。