救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公益
gōng yì
  1. 1 public good
  2. 2 public welfare
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
拯救
zhěng jiù
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to rescue
救
jiù
  1. 1 variant of 救[jiù]
救命
jiù mìng
  1. 1 to save sb's life
  2. 2 (interj.) Help!
  3. 3 Save me!
加薪
jiā xīn
  1. 1 to raise salary
受益
shòu yì
  1. 1 to benefit from
  2. 2 profit
受益匪浅
shòu yì fěi qiǎn
  1. 1 to benefit (from)
年薪
nián xīn
  1. 1 annual salary
得救
dé jiù
  1. 1 to be saved
急救
jí jiù
  1. 1 first aid
  2. 2 emergency treatment
挽救
wǎn jiù
  1. 1 to save
  2. 2 to remedy
  3. 3 to rescue
搭救
dā jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
抢救
qiǎng jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
收益
shōu yì
  1. 1 earnings
  2. 2 profit
收益率
shōu yì lu:4
  1. 1 earnings rate
  2. 2 earnings yield (finance)
效益
xiào yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 effectiveness
  3. 3 efficiency
救世主
Jiù shì zhǔ
  1. 1 the Savior (in Christianity)
救出
jiù chū
  1. 1 to rescue
  2. 2 to pluck from danger
救助
jiù zhù
  1. 1 to help sb in trouble
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 assistance

Idioms (20)

厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
  1. 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hidden danger
  3. 3 imminent danger
围魏救赵
wéi Wèi jiù Zhào
  1. 1 lit. to besiege 魏[Wèi] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhào] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers
大有裨益
dà yǒu bì yì
  1. 1 bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
  2. 2 of great service
  3. 3 to help greatly
  4. 4 to serve one well
徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì
  1. 1 futile endeavor (idiom)
从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén
  1. 1 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
  1. 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
舍己救人
shě jǐ jiù rén
  1. 1 to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
  2. 2 altruism
抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi
  1. 1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
救场如救火
jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ
  1. 1 the show must go on (idiom)
救急不救穷
jiù jí bù jiù qióng
  1. 1 help the starving but not the poor (idiom)
救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
  1. 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
  2. 2 to add fuel to the fire
曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take preventive measures
有害无益
yǒu hài wú yì
  1. 1 harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
杯水车薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
  1. 1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
  1. 1 wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
  2. 2 It all ends in tears.
满招损，谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì
  1. 1 (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
  2. 2 pride comes before a fall
焚砚
fén yàn
  1. 1 to destroy one's ink-slab
  2. 2 to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ
  1. 1 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
无可救药
wú kě jiù yào
  1. 1 lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable
  2. 2 incorrigible
  3. 3 beyond redemption

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