救火扬沸 — “Pouring boiling water on a fire”
救火扬沸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt to solve a problem with ineffective or counterproductive methods, rather than addressing its fundamental cause; to apply a wrong remedy that often exacerbates the issue; also used to describe a critical and urgent situation”. Literally, “Pouring boiling water on a fire”.
救火扬沸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 救火扬沸 mean?
救火扬沸 (jiù huǒ yáng fèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attempt to solve a problem with ineffective or counterproductive methods, rather than addressing its fundamental cause; to apply a wrong remedy that often exacerbates the issue; also used to describe a critical and urgent situation”.
How do you pronounce 救火扬沸?
救火扬沸 is pronounced jiù huǒ yáng fèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 救火扬沸 literally mean?
Literally, 救火扬沸 means “Pouring boiling water on a fire”. It is used to mean “to attempt to solve a problem with ineffective or counterproductive methods, rather than addressing its fundamental cause; to apply a wrong remedy that often exacerbates the issue; also used to describe a critical and urgent situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 救火扬沸?
沸：开水。比喻不从根本上解决问题。也形容情况危急。