火上浇油

huǒ shàng jiāo yóu

pour oil on fire (make worse)

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ENpour oil on fire (make worse)
火上浇油
火に油を注ぐ
불에 기름을 붓다

Example Sentences

他已经很生气了,你别火上浇油

Tā yǐjīng hěn shēngqì le, nǐ bié huǒ shàng jiāo yóu.

He's already very angry, don't pour oil on the fire.

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What does 火上浇油 mean in Chinese?+

火上浇油 (huǒ shàng jiāo yóu) means "pour oil on fire (make worse)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 火上浇油?+

火上浇油 is pronounced "huǒ shàng jiāo yóu" in standard Mandarin Chinese.

What HSK level is 火上浇油?+

火上浇油 is an HSK 4 vocabulary word.

What characters make up 火上浇油?+

火上浇油 is composed of the characters: 火, 上, 浇, 油.

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