火上澆油
See also: 火上浇油
Chinese
editfire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
to water | oil; sly | ||
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trad. (火上澆油) | 火 | 上 | 澆 | 油 | |
simp. (火上浇油) | 火 | 上 | 浇 | 油 | |
alternative forms | 火上添油 火上加油 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huǒshàngjiaoyóu
- Wade–Giles: huo3-shang4-chiao1-yu2
- Yale: hwǒ-shàng-jyāu-yóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huooshanqjiauyou
- Palladius: хошанцзяою (xošanczjaoju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fo2 soeng6 hiu1 jau4 / fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4
- Yale: fó seuhng hīu yàuh / fó seuhng gīu yàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: fo2 soeng6 hiu1 jau4 / fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4
- Guangdong Romanization: fo2 sêng6 hiu1 yeo4 / fo2 sêng6 giu1 yeo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² hiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/, /fɔː³⁵ sœːŋ²² kiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit火上澆油
- (figurative) to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict)
- 若吃此藥,誤用人參,猶如火上澆油,不出七天,必要命盡無常。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: 《三俠五義》第四一回
- Ruò chī cǐ yào, wùyòng réncān, yóurú huǒshàngjiāoyóu, bùchū qī tiān, bìyào mìng jìn wúcháng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
若吃此药,误用人参,犹如火上浇油,不出七天,必要命尽无常。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
editVariety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 火上加油, 火上澆油 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 火上加油 |
Harbin | 加鋼兒 | |
Malaysia | 火上加油 | |
Singapore | 火上加油 | |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 火上加油 |
Gan | Pingxiang | 加櫼 |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 火缽添油 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 火缽添油 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 火缽添油 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 火缽添油 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 火缽添油 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 火上加油 |
Xiang | Loudi | 火上加油 |
Antonyms
editReferences
edit- 火上澆油 in MDBG Chinese Dictionary
- “Entry #84388”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
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