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抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
What 抱薪救火 means
- lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
The characters in 抱薪救火
- 抱bàoto hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
- 薪xīn(literary) firewood; fuel; (bound form) salary
- 救jiùto save; to assist; to rescue
- 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition
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