See 揚湯止沸，不如去薪 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "扬汤止沸，不如去薪",
"raw_tags": [
"Simplified Chinese"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "proverb"
},
"expansion": "揚湯止沸，不如去薪",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "Lifting the soup to stop it from boiling is less effective than taking away the firewood.",
"pos": "proverb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Chinese proverbs",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Mandarin proverbs",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"raw_tags": [
"Written Vernacular Chinese",
"Traditional Chinese"
],
"ref": " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
"roman": "Chén wén yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrúqùxīn; kuì yōng suī tòng, shèng yú yǎng dú.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "臣聞揚湯止沸，不如去薪；潰癰雖痛，勝於養毒。",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Written Vernacular Chinese",
"Simplified Chinese"
],
"ref": " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
"roman": "Chén wén yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrúqùxīn; kuì yōng suī tòng, shèng yú yǎng dú.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "臣闻扬汤止沸，不如去薪；溃痈虽痛，胜于养毒。",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"It is better to solve the root problem, rather than treating the symptoms."
],
"id": "en-揚湯止沸，不如去薪-zh-proverb-h-InN2hk"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtāngzhǐfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bùrú qù xīn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄣ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtāngzhǐfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "bùrú qù xīn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtangjhǐhfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bùrú cyù sin"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "yang²-tʻang¹-chih³-fei⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "pu⁴-ju² chʻü⁴ hsin¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yáng-tāng-jř-fèi-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "bù-rú chyù syīn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yangtangjyyfey"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "buru chiuh shin"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "янтанчжифэй"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "бужу цюй синь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "jantančžifɛj"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "bužu cjuj sinʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/"
}
],
"word": "揚湯止沸，不如去薪"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "扬汤止沸，不如去薪",
"raw_tags": [
"Simplified Chinese"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "proverb"
},
"expansion": "揚湯止沸，不如去薪",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Chinese",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "Lifting the soup to stop it from boiling is less effective than taking away the firewood.",
"pos": "proverb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese proverbs",
"Chinese terms spelled with 不",
"Chinese terms spelled with 去",
"Chinese terms spelled with 如",
"Chinese terms spelled with 揚",
"Chinese terms spelled with 止",
"Chinese terms spelled with 沸",
"Chinese terms spelled with 湯",
"Chinese terms spelled with 薪",
"Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Mandarin lemmas",
"Mandarin proverbs",
"Mandarin terms with quotations",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Requests for translations of Mandarin usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"raw_tags": [
"Written Vernacular Chinese",
"Traditional Chinese"
],
"ref": " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
"roman": "Chén wén yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrúqùxīn; kuì yōng suī tòng, shèng yú yǎng dú.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "臣聞揚湯止沸，不如去薪；潰癰雖痛，勝於養毒。",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"raw_tags": [
"Written Vernacular Chinese",
"Simplified Chinese"
],
"ref": " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE",
"roman": "Chén wén yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrúqùxīn; kuì yōng suī tòng, shèng yú yǎng dú.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "臣闻扬汤止沸，不如去薪；溃痈虽痛，胜于养毒。",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"It is better to solve the root problem, rather than treating the symptoms."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtāngzhǐfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bùrú qù xīn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤ ㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄣ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtāngzhǐfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "bùrú qù xīn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "yángtangjhǐhfèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "bùrú cyù sin"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "yang²-tʻang¹-chih³-fei⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "pu⁴-ju² chʻü⁴ hsin¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "yáng-tāng-jř-fèi-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "bù-rú chyù syīn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "yangtangjyyfey"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "buru chiuh shin"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "янтанчжифэй"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "бужу цюй синь"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "jantančžifɛj"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "bužu cjuj sinʹ"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/"
}
],
"word": "揚湯止沸，不如去薪"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 揚湯止沸，不如去薪 meaning in Chinese (3.4kB)
{
"called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
"msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Chinese)⁺'",
"path": [
"揚湯止沸，不如去薪"
],
"section": "Chinese",
"subsection": "",
"title": "揚湯止沸，不如去薪",
"trace": ""
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (ce0be54 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.