潑油救火

See also: 泼油救火

Chinese

		splash; to spill; violent	oil; sly	to fight a fire; to try to extinguish a fire
trad. (潑油救火)		潑	油	救火
simp. (泼油救火)		泼	油	救火

Etymology

From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms [circa 14th century AD].

今使他為先鋒，是潑油救火也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]

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今使他为先锋，是泼油救火也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

Jīn shǐ tā wèi xiānfēng, shì pōyóujiùhuǒ yě. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pōyóujiùhuǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pōyóujiùhuǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: poyóujiòuhuǒ
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo¹-yu²-chiu⁴-huo³
    • Yale: pwō-yóu-jyòu-hwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: poyoujiowhuoo
    • Palladius: поюцзюхо (pojuczjuxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

潑油救火

1. to pour fuel on the fire