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Traditional (switch to Simplified)

火上加油

huǒ shàng jiā yóu

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

火
=
人
+
？
上
=
？
+
一
加
=
力
+
口
油
=
氵
+
由

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