救焚益薪 - add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse, to add fuel to the fire - jiù fén yì xīn | Definition | ChinesePod.com

救焚益薪

jiù fén yì xīn

Pinyin

Definition

救焚益薪

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jiù fén yì xīn

add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
to add fuel to the fire

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gōng yì

1 public good
2 public welfare

lì yì

1 benefit
2 (in sb's) interest
3 classifier: 个 gè

zhěng jiù

1 to save
2 to rescue

jiù

1 variant: 救 jiù

jiù mìng

1 to save sb's life
2 (interj.) Help!
3 Save me!

Idioms (20)

厝火积薪

cuò huǒ jī xīn

1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
2 fig. hidden danger
3 imminent danger

围魏救赵

wéi Wèi jiù Zhào

1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

大有裨益

dà yǒu bì yì

1 bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
2 of great service
3 to help greatly
4 to serve one well

徒劳无益

tú láo wú yì

1 futile endeavor (idiom)

从井救人

cóng jǐng jiù rén

1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself