汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ
抱薪救火
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
To eliminate disasters with mistakes, the result is expanded in disasters
适得其反 事与愿违 弄巧成拙 画蛇添足 过犹不及 南辕北辙 弄假成真 帮倒忙
薪柴草。抱着柴草去救火。比喻用错误的方法去消除灾祸，结果使灾祸反而扩大。
抱 bào 薪 xīn 救 jiù 火 huǒ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

成语“抱薪救火”比喻用错误的方法去消灭祸害，结果反而使祸害扩大。

The set phrase"carrying faggots to put out a fire"is used to mean adopting a wrong method to save a situation and ending up by making it worse.

抱薪救火和以割让魏国的土地为代价去求和难道不是一样的嘛？

Isn't it equivalent to carrying faggots to put out a fire if you agree to Sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?

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