- to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- to enrage people and make matters worse
Characters
- 火 (火): surname Huo
- 上 (上): used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- 浇 (澆): to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold
- 油 (油): oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
Resources
- Wiktionary: 火上浇油
- MDBG: 火上浇油
- Examples with 火上浇油 on Tatoeba
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