火上澆油

See also: 火上浇油

Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	to water	oil; sly
trad. (火上澆油)		火	上	澆	油
simp. (火上浇油)		火	上	浇	油

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huǒshàngjiāoyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² soeng⁶ giu¹ jau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huǒshàngjiāoyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huuoshanqjiauyou
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fo² soeng⁶ giu¹ jau⁴
  - Yale: fó seuhng gīu yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fo² soeng⁶ giu¹ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fo² sêng⁶ giu¹ yeo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ sœ̽ːŋ²² kiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

火上澆油

to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict)

Synonyms

火上加油 (huǒshàngjiāyóu)

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