抱薪救火 in English bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

Simplified Characters

抱 薪 救 火

Traditional Characters

抱 薪 救 火

Pinyin

bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

抱bao4to hold 薪xin1fuel 救jiu4variant of 救[jiu4] 火huo3surname Huo