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火上加油

huǒshàngjiāyóu

ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊ

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

你現在說這種話，只會火上加油。

nǐ xiànzài shuō zhèzhǒng huà zhǐ huì huǒshàngjiāyóu

For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire.

Keep 火上加油 and it comes back until you know it.

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