火上浇油(huǒ shàng jiāo yóu): to pour oil on the fire (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 火上澆油
to pour oil on the fire (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
- Meaning
- to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 火上澆油
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