huo3
zhong1
qu3
li4
  1. lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
  2. fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

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  • 火 (火): surname Huo
  • 中 (中): China; Chinese; surname Zhong
  • 取 (取): to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
  • 栗 (慄): (literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear

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