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火上浇油 (火上澆油)

huǒ shàng jiāo yóu

Definition

  1. to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
  2. to enrage people and make matters worse

Character Decomposition

火
=
人
+
？
上
=
？
+
一
浇
=
氵
+
尧
油
=
氵
+
由

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