负薪救火 — “Carry firewood to put out a fire”
负薪救火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a bad situation worse by using a wrong or counterproductive method; to add fuel to the fire”. Literally, “carry firewood to put out a fire”.
负薪救火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Open the tool →Questions about 负薪救火
What does 负薪救火 mean?
负薪救火 (fù xīn jiù huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a bad situation worse by using a wrong or counterproductive method; to add fuel to the fire”.
How do you pronounce 负薪救火?
负薪救火 is pronounced fù xīn jiù huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 负薪救火 literally mean?
Literally, 负薪救火 means “carry firewood to put out a fire”. It is used to mean “to make a bad situation worse by using a wrong or counterproductive method; to add fuel to the fire”.
What is the Chinese definition of 负薪救火?
背着柴草去救火。比喻用错误的方法去消除灾祸，结果使灾祸反而扩大。