抱薪救火
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Chinese
[edit]to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish |
fuel; salary | to fight a fire; to try to extinguish a fire | ||
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trad. (抱薪救火) | 抱 | 薪 | 救火 | |
simp. #(抱薪救火) | 抱 | 薪 | 救火 | |
Literally: “to carry firewood to put out a fire”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bàosinjiòuhuǒ
- Wade–Giles: pao4-hsin1-chiu4-huo3
- Yale: bàu-syīn-jyòu-hwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawshinjiowhuoo
- Palladius: баосиньцзюхо (baosinʹczjuxo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou5 san1 gau3 fo2
- Yale: póuh sān gau fó
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou5 san1 gau3 fo2
- Guangdong Romanization: pou5 sen1 geo3 fo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯¹³ sɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³³ fɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]抱薪救火