潑油救火 in Chinese

IPA: /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: pōyóujiùhuǒ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄆㄛㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], pōyóujiùhuǒ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄆㄛㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], poyóujiòuhuǒ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pʻo¹-yu²-chiu⁴-huo³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], pwō-yóu-jyòu-hwǒ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], poyoujiowhuoo [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], поюцзюхо [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], pojuczjuxo [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 泼油救火 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the Romance of the Three Kingdoms [circa 14th century AD]. Etymology templates: {{defdate|circa 14th century AD}} [circa 14th century AD] Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 潑油救火

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"潑油救火" meaning in Chinese

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