扇火止沸 — “Fan fire to stop boiling”
扇火止沸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adopt measures that are counterproductive or worsen a situation instead of improving it; to apply a remedy that aggravates the problem”. Literally, “fan fire to stop boiling”.
扇火止沸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 扇火止沸 mean?
扇火止沸 (shàn huǒ zhǐ fèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to adopt measures that are counterproductive or worsen a situation instead of improving it; to apply a remedy that aggravates the problem”.
How do you pronounce 扇火止沸?
扇火止沸 is pronounced shàn huǒ zhǐ fèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扇火止沸 literally mean?
Literally, 扇火止沸 means “fan fire to stop boiling”. It is used to mean “to adopt measures that are counterproductive or worsen a situation instead of improving it; to apply a remedy that aggravates the problem”.
What is the Chinese definition of 扇火止沸?
沸：沸腾，指水滚开。用扇风助长火势的办法来停止水沸腾。比喻采取的办法与希望达到的目的正好相反。