See 揚湯止沸 on Wiktionary
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"form": "扬汤止沸",
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"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "try to stop water from boiling by scooping it up from the pot and pouring it back",
"pos": "phrase",
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"word": "揚湯止沸，不如去薪 / 扬汤止沸，不如去薪"
}
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"ref": " Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3ʳᵈ century CE",
"roman": "Chén zuì yìng qīng zōng, huò yìng fù zú. Zāo qiánkūn zhī líng, zhí shí lái zhī yùn, yángtāngzhǐfèi shǐ bù jiāo làn.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "臣罪應傾宗，禍應覆族。遭乾坤之靈，值時來之運，揚湯止沸使不燋爛。",
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"ref": " Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3ʳᵈ century CE",
"roman": "Chén zuì yìng qīng zōng, huò yìng fù zú. Zāo qiánkūn zhī líng, zhí shí lái zhī yùn, yángtāngzhǐfèi shǐ bù jiāo làn.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "臣罪应倾宗，祸应覆族。遭干坤之灵，值时来之运，扬汤止沸使不燋烂。",
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}
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"glosses": [
"to implement temporary solutions that do not address the root of the problem"
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"id": "en-揚湯止沸-zh-phrase-LeNIeef7",
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"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively) to implement temporary solutions that do not address the root of the problem"
],
"tags": [
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"sounds": [
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],
"zh-pron": "yángtāngzhǐfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "joeng⁴ tong¹ zi² fai³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtāngzhǐfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtangjhǐhfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "yang²-tʻang¹-chih³-fei⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yáng-tāng-jř-fèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yangtangjyyfey"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "янтанчжифэй"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "jantančžifɛj"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yèuhng tōng jí fai"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "joeng⁴ tong¹ dzi² fai³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yêng⁴ tong¹ ji² fei³"
},
{
"ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ fɐi̯³³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ fɐi̯³³/"
}
],
"word": "揚湯止沸"
}
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"word": "揚湯止沸，不如去薪 / 扬汤止沸，不如去薪"
}
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"literal_meaning": "try to stop water from boiling by scooping it up from the pot and pouring it back",
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"Chinese terms spelled with 揚",
"Chinese terms spelled with 止",
"Chinese terms spelled with 沸",
"Chinese terms spelled with 湯",
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"Literary Chinese terms with quotations",
"Mandarin chengyu",
"Mandarin idioms",
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"ref": " Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3ʳᵈ century CE",
"roman": "Chén zuì yìng qīng zōng, huò yìng fù zú. Zāo qiánkūn zhī líng, zhí shí lái zhī yùn, yángtāngzhǐfèi shǐ bù jiāo làn.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "臣罪應傾宗，禍應覆族。遭乾坤之靈，值時來之運，揚湯止沸使不燋爛。",
"type": "quote"
},
{
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"Literary Chinese",
"Simplified Chinese"
],
"ref": " Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3ʳᵈ century CE",
"roman": "Chén zuì yìng qīng zōng, huò yìng fù zú. Zāo qiánkūn zhī líng, zhí shí lái zhī yùn, yángtāngzhǐfèi shǐ bù jiāo làn.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "臣罪应倾宗，祸应覆族。遭干坤之灵，值时来之运，扬汤止沸使不燋烂。",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to implement temporary solutions that do not address the root of the problem"
],
"links": [
[
"implement",
"implement"
],
[
"temporary",
"temporary"
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"solution"
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"(figuratively) to implement temporary solutions that do not address the root of the problem"
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtāngzhǐfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "joeng⁴ tong¹ zi² fai³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtāngzhǐfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtangjhǐhfèi"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "yang²-tʻang¹-chih³-fei⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yáng-tāng-jř-fèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yangtangjyyfey"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "янтанчжифэй"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "jantančžifɛj"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yèuhng tōng jí fai"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "joeng⁴ tong¹ dzi² fai³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "yêng⁴ tong¹ ji² fei³"
},
{
"ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ fɐi̯³³/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵ fɐi̯³³/"
}
],
"word": "揚湯止沸"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 揚湯止沸 meaning in All languages combined (3.6kB)
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