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火上浇油
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
What 火上浇油 means
- to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- to enrage people and make matters worse
The characters in 火上浇油
- 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition
- 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
- 浇jiāoto pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water
- 油yóuoil; fat; grease
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