See 抱薪救火 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"name": "帶「薪」的漢語詞",
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"form": "抱薪救焚"
},
{
"form": "負薪救火"
}
],
"lang": "漢語",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "抱著木柴去救火",
"pos": "phrase",
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"ref": "《淮南子》，公元前2世紀",
"roman": "Zhǐ yán yǐ yán, zhǐ shì yǐ shì, pì yóu yáng kè ér mǐ chén, bào xīn ér jiùhuǒ.",
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"Classical Chinese",
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"text": "止言以言，止事以事，譬猶揚堁而弭塵，抱薪而救火。",
"translation": "用言論制止別人的流言蜚語，用行動來平息禍事，就好像揚起塵土來平息塵土，抱著木柴去救火。"
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"roman": "Zhǐ yán yǐ yán, zhǐ shì yǐ shì, pì yóu yáng kè ér mǐ chén, bào xīn ér jiùhuǒ.",
"tags": [
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"Classical Chinese",
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"text": "止言以言，止事以事，譬犹扬堁而弭尘，抱薪而救火。",
"translation": "用言論制止別人的流言蜚語，用行動來平息禍事，就好像揚起塵土來平息塵土，抱著木柴去救火。"
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9,
16
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],
"ref": "《史記》，司馬遷，約公元前91年",
"roman": "Qiě fú yǐ dì shì Qín pì yóu bàoxīnjiùhuǒ, xīn bùjìn, huǒ bùmiè.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical Chinese",
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"text": "且夫以地事秦譬猶抱薪救火，薪不盡，火不滅。",
"translation": "況且割地給秦國就像抱著木柴去救火，木柴不燒完，火就不會熄滅。"
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"roman": "Qiě fú yǐ dì shì Qín pì yóu bàoxīnjiùhuǒ, xīn bùjìn, huǒ bùmiè.",
"tags": [
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"Classical Chinese",
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"text": "且夫以地事秦譬犹抱薪救火，薪不尽，火不灭。",
"translation": "況且割地給秦國就像抱著木柴去救火，木柴不燒完，火就不會熄滅。"
}
],
"glosses": [
"處理事情的方法錯誤，以致雖有心消弭禍害，卻反使禍害擴大。"
],
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"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"tags": [
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bàoxīn-jiùhuǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "pou⁵ san¹ gau³ fo²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bàoxīn-jiùhuǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bàosinjiòuhuǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pao⁴-hsin¹-chiu⁴-huo³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "bàu-syīn-jyòu-hwǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bawshinjiowhuoo"
},
{
"roman": "baosinʹczjuxo",
"tags": [
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"Standard Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "баосиньцзюхо"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "pou⁵ san¹ gau³ fo²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Yale",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "póuh sān gau fó"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pou⁵ san¹ gau³ fo²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "pou⁵ sen¹ geo³ fo²"
},
{
"ipa": "/pʰou̯¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ fɔː³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"IPA"
]
}
],
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"word": "火上澆油"
},
{
"roman": "huǒshàngjiāoyóu",
"word": "火上浇油"
}
],
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],
"word": "抱薪救火"
}
{
"categories": [
"官話成語",
"官話詞元",
"帶「抱」的漢語詞",
"帶「救」的漢語詞",
"帶「火」的漢語詞",
"帶「薪」的漢語詞",
"有1個詞條的頁面",
"有國際音標的漢語詞",
"有詞條的頁面",
"漢語成語",
"漢語詞元",
"粵語成語",
"粵語詞元"
],
"forms": [
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"form": "抱薪救焚"
},
{
"form": "負薪救火"
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],
"lang": "漢語",
"lang_code": "zh",
"literal_meaning": "抱著木柴去救火",
"pos": "phrase",
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"ref": "《淮南子》，公元前2世紀",
"roman": "Zhǐ yán yǐ yán, zhǐ shì yǐ shì, pì yóu yáng kè ér mǐ chén, bào xīn ér jiùhuǒ.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical Chinese",
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"text": "止言以言，止事以事，譬猶揚堁而弭塵，抱薪而救火。",
"translation": "用言論制止別人的流言蜚語，用行動來平息禍事，就好像揚起塵土來平息塵土，抱著木柴去救火。"
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42
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"ref": "《淮南子》，公元前2世紀",
"roman": "Zhǐ yán yǐ yán, zhǐ shì yǐ shì, pì yóu yáng kè ér mǐ chén, bào xīn ér jiùhuǒ.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical Chinese",
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"text": "止言以言，止事以事，譬犹扬堁而弭尘，抱薪而救火。",
"translation": "用言論制止別人的流言蜚語，用行動來平息禍事，就好像揚起塵土來平息塵土，抱著木柴去救火。"
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9,
16
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"ref": "《史記》，司馬遷，約公元前91年",
"roman": "Qiě fú yǐ dì shì Qín pì yóu bàoxīnjiùhuǒ, xīn bùjìn, huǒ bùmiè.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical Chinese",
"Traditional-Chinese"
],
"text": "且夫以地事秦譬猶抱薪救火，薪不盡，火不滅。",
"translation": "況且割地給秦國就像抱著木柴去救火，木柴不燒完，火就不會熄滅。"
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"roman": "Qiě fú yǐ dì shì Qín pì yóu bàoxīnjiùhuǒ, xīn bùjìn, huǒ bùmiè.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin",
"Classical Chinese",
"Simplified-Chinese"
],
"text": "且夫以地事秦譬犹抱薪救火，薪不尽，火不灭。",
"translation": "況且割地給秦國就像抱著木柴去救火，木柴不燒完，火就不會熄滅。"
}
],
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"處理事情的方法錯誤，以致雖有心消弭禍害，卻反使禍害擴大。"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bàoxīn-jiùhuǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "pou⁵ san¹ gau³ fo²"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bàoxīn-jiùhuǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "bàosinjiòuhuǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "pao⁴-hsin¹-chiu⁴-huo³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "bàu-syīn-jyòu-hwǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "bawshinjiowhuoo"
},
{
"roman": "baosinʹczjuxo",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "баосиньцзюхо"
},
{
"ipa": "/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "pou⁵ san¹ gau³ fo²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Yale",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "póuh sān gau fó"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "pou⁵ san¹ gau³ fo²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "pou⁵ sen¹ geo³ fo²"
},
{
"ipa": "/pʰou̯¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ fɔː³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"IPA"
]
}
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"word": "火上澆油"
},
{
"roman": "huǒshàngjiāoyóu",
"word": "火上浇油"
}
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "抱薪救火"
}
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