揚湯止沸

See also: 扬汤止沸

Chinese

		hurl; to raise; to scatter	soup; hot water	to stop; prohibit; till	boil
trad. (揚湯止沸)		揚	湯	止	沸
simp. (扬汤止沸)		扬	汤	止	沸

Etymology

Literally: lift the soup to stop it from boiling

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yángtāngzhǐfèi

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yángtāngzhǐfèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄤㄓˇ ㄈㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangtangjyyfey
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ feɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

揚湯止沸

to implement a temporary solution in order to avert a crisis

Derived terms

揚湯止沸，不如去薪／扬汤止沸，不如去薪 (yángtāngzhǐfèi, bùrú qù xīn)

References

Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 3 (in Mandarin/English)

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