柴薪
chái xīn
Pinyin
Definition
柴薪
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- firewood
Character Decomposition
Idioms (15)
不当家不知柴米贵
- 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
厝火积薪
- 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
- 2 fig. hidden danger
- 3 imminent danger
抱薪救火
- 1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
救焚益薪
- 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
曲突徙薪
- 1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take preventive measures