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火上浇油

火上澆油
huǒshàng-jiāoyóu
idiom #19,321

Meanings

  1. 1 to pour oil on the fire
  2. 2 to aggravate a situation
  3. 3 to make matters worse

Examples

HSK 2
他已经很生气了，你别再火上浇油了。
Tā yǐjīng hěn shēngqì le, nǐ bié zài huǒshàng-jiāoyóu le.
He's already very angry - don't add fuel to the fire.
HSK 2
你这样说只会火上浇油。
Nǐ zhèyàng shuō zhǐ huì huǒshàng-jiāoyóu.
Saying that will only make things worse.

Tips

memory
Literally 'pour oil on top of fire' - a vivid image of making flames bigger. Similar to the English idiom 'adding fuel to the fire.'

Stroke Order

火 huǒ
上 shàng
浇 jiāo
油 yóu