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曲突徙薪
qū tū xǐ xīn
What 曲突徙薪 means
- lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- fig. to take preventive measures
The characters in 曲突徙薪
- 曲qǔtune; song
- 突tūto dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge
- 徙xǐ(literary) to change one's residence
- 薪xīn(literary) firewood; fuel; (bound form) salary
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